Fun and Games

DISC-O: This past weekend, Kennedy took CJ and Annabelle to a new-to-them disc golf course, Gaffney's Grove.

It's in a Maple Valley park, about a half hour southeast of the MPA campus. Kennedy has done a fair amount of disc golfing, and calls the course his favorite.

It sounds like the kids had a good outing - CJ even managed par for the first time on one hole.

According to the course's website, Gaffney's Grove has been named the top played course in the state of Washington by people who use the UDisc app.

BELATED CELEBRATION: Monday marked one week since the kids successfully finished private pilot ground school. They were supposed to walk to a nearby diner after graduation and have a milkshake to mark the occasion, but they forgot to bring money I'd given them with them, so the celebration was postponed.

Instead, we went to the diner, Randy's, on this Monday. Housed in a 1970s-vintage former Denny's, Randy's is a feast for the eyes. Its retro pink and orange decor is delightful, and as its right by a Boeing plant, Boeing Field, and The Museum of Flight, it has taken on an aviation theme over the years.

While the decor is delightful, their plating is, shall we say, a little less than inspired. This is what you get if you order half a turkey sandwich.

The meals were all just kind of meh, but the kids loved their milkshakes and it was a fitting place to celebrate ground school's completion.