Washington Favorites

Washington has become one of my favorite places to visit. Last year when we went as a family we had such an incredible time. And this time with Leslie was even better! It's because we spent longer and had more time to explore and visit some of our favorites. The highlight for me this time was going to Bainbridge Island. We took a ferry there and it has a bridge that connects it back to the mainland so we could leave whenever we wanted to and not have to be bound by the ferry schedule. We found a fantastic antique shop. Everything in there was really nice and made me want a house to decorate. I have been watching a lot of Fixer Upper lately too which might also be another reason why I want to decorate a house. Thank you Leslie for getting me hooked on it.  
It had a children's museum so there was another plus to going to this island. 
This little buddy had as much fun as the older two. He is getting so big.
We stopped at MORA to get some ice cream. It was the best ice cream I have ever had. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they get a cookbook out sometime so I can get in on the secret. I had their signature Mora (blackberry) ice cream with half a scoop of coconut. Cosette always gets vanilla and Henry chocolate. Leslie got lemon bar. Hers was two thumbs up. Man, I want to go back there.
Making a stop at Pike's Place Market was at the top of my list. I love this place. And Leslie does too because Ellenos Greek yogurt. We got four different flavors to share with everyone at home, and I wish we had gotten more. The great news is that they are going to start selling it at Whole Foods! And the guy kind of photo bombing out picture is an actor/news presenter in Singapore! What are the odds?! His name is Guo Liang.  
Leslie and the Coco and the Henry with the pig. 

On the ferry on our way to Bainbridge. We saw a seal! We thought it was a piece of garbage, but then it went under the water meaning that it was a seal. Wish we saw some other marine wildlife. Wildlife junkies here.
Love these kiddos of mine. They are my buddies. I have a lot of fun with them even if I am exhausted at the end of every day. It's worth every ounce of energy I spend. They are the best!

Possibly my favorite photo of all time. Henry gives the best hugs and kisses. I am hoping that he continues to give them for a long long time. Like to the point it's inappropriate long time.

Crazy hair, don't care.

Zamp, the dog. We got him some special doggie treats for his birthday. 

My peeps at Point Defiance Zoo. We had a couple of run ins with wild raccoons. One was blind in one eye and started coming toward us. We went running screaming "run away". We know what happened to Buddy the Elf, so we did not try to get friendly with it. That was just one of the encounters with raccoons that day. They were popping out of the bushes, like daisies!
Tiger next to the glass. Just plain AWESOME!

Cloud leopard kittens=a million heart eyes.

Proud Cloud Leopard daddy.

One of my favorite pics of the bunch. 
JAWS!
"Look at the seahorses Mommy! They are so cute!" So are you Henry.


And how we all ended up at the end of everyday. I even fell asleep one night in my clothes. But that means we were having a great time, or just really jet lagged.....
It doesn't matter what we were, Washington has a special place in our hearts. Miss you Leslie and Sam. As Cosette says, "we love you to Heaven and back". 

 (Washington video here)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Traveling Half Way around the World

Image
We made it to Manila! We flew over the US and the Pacific Ocean to get here. Our total travel time was 55 hours. It was long but surprisingly not bad at all. Cosette was an angel and the Haneda Airport in Tokyo was like a hotel. If those two things had been any different attitude in writing would not be so positive. This odessy of a journey begun way before our first flight. Packing up our apartment for our subletters took a lot longer than we supposed it would. So instead of being refreshed and ready for the long trip over we were tried and I did not want to get out of bed. We got enough sleep to keep on going till our flight from NYC to San Fransicso where we tried to rest. That flight for me was the worst. Cosette did sleep but was up for a lot of it. The plane was cramped and Lyndon and I were seperated by the aile. Thankgoodness for kind and patient people who sat next to us. Playing at the San Fransico airport.   Our flight to Japan was awesome. We had a
Read more

Remote Learning Part 1

Image
Remote learning is over for now, thank goodness. We have been doing remote learning since March 20. We are experts at google classroom, zoom meetings, and google meets. It's been rough, but we did it!  This post is long and detailed about what each kid had to do everyday for school. It was intense. The kids did wonderfully. Their teachers are amazing! They worked around the clock to learn all the new technology, meeting with students individually. I received personal phone calls from them asking what they could do to help and also talking to my kids. I am so grateful for the teachers they had this year.  All three kids participated in remote learning. Each grade/teacher did something different. What they all had to do was answer and attendance question by noon, read for thirty minutes a day, and I-ready (an assessment program that helped determine where they were in math and reading).  Third Grade: Cosette's assignments were what she was doing in school. She completed two huge
Read more

Valentine's Day

Image
Happy Valentine's Day! This has become one of my favorite holidays in the last few years. This year especially I am really into it. It probably has to do with my sweet Lyndon who proposed to me on V-Day four years ago. Since then he has made Valentine's Day a fun and special day. He always surprises me with something fun. Usually we go eat some where fabulous and go see a ballet or opera. He likes to do something cultural on this speical day. This year I am getting into the spirit more. Cosette can do a lot more things. We made special Valentine's for our families and made yummy cookies. She kept sneaking cookie dough and eating it. She is my daughter.  The finished product waiting for Lyndon. I went to the Cake Boss Bakery last year to get Lyndon something for V-day and was inspired to make the dark chocolate bowls filled with chocolate covered strawberries. It was a lot easier that I anticipated. Oh, and that cloth on the table are the pajama pants
Read more