Elizabeth and Dad day 2010

Saturday was Elizabeth's special day with her dad.  They started off by going to the Bluebird Cafe in town where Elizabeth had chicken nuggets and fries for breakfast.  Dode stuck with the more traditional french toast plate. 

Then, they went fishing.  The fishing genes may run strong in Dode's family but they definately skipped him.  He hasn't owned a license as long as we've been married.   (And he doesn't feel like he's missing out on anything!)  But, Elizabeth has the love of fishing in her blood.  Her fishing adventures are limited to her time at Palmer Lake and in Winthrop where we camp each September.  Dode bought a license just so he could accompany his little girl.  When she realized where they were going, she looked over at her dad with a smile on her face and said, "I love you too dad."  They spent 4 hours on the lake and Elizabeth got two tugs on her line (the bottom of the lake and the propeller).  She was pretty disapointed but just being out there in the boat with her dad was a thrill. 

They ate a picnic lunch in Mount Vernon at the top of Little Mountain.  You can drive right to the top and there is a great view over the Skagit Valley and out to the Puget Sound.  She is a girl who loves beauty so this was right up her alley.

While at Little Mountain, they took a nature hike so she could take some photos.

Then, in the true spirit of what gives our sweet daughter happiness, they went to the store where she could pick out a card for her grandpa to leave at his school in Mount Vernon.  She spent a long time finding just the right card and was so excited to leave it for him.

Their last stop was a trip to the garden store to purchase a plant to remember her trip by.  Of all the pretty flowers and bushes, she chose a blueberry bush and can't wait to pick the tasty berries off it.  I wish there was a way I could speed up time for her.