A visit to the Seattle Aquarium.
Rebekah and Gabrielle checking out the octopus.
Hello Mr. Fish.
Cousins Lucy and Gabrielle on the prowl in their strollers.
So sweet to have Gabrielle in her scarf from Makie.
Beautiful landscaping at the aquarium.
And don't you love the positioning of gift shops just at the end!
Feast your eyes on these.
Fresh strawberries at Tacoma Boys.
A grilled ham sandwich at Urbane.
Jeffrey's short rib roll at Urbane.
Refreshing lemonade.
A Beecher's grilled cheese and fresh salad.
Arguably Seattle's best pizza at Italian Spaghetti House on Lake City Way.
Italian salad served family style.
And there's nothing more delightful than an orange sherbet finish.
Guacamole at Cactus on Alki Beach.
The football-size meat calzone.
Simple side salad.
Hot, fresh, mini donuts!
Incredible color inspiration at Pike Place Market.
Leeks.
And Gabrielle will have one banana puff, please.
Man, I love these sweet little humans.
Henry McDougall.
Lucy McDougall.
Anna Edwards.
Simon Edwards.
Just drove by this car charging station at the Sea-Tac Airport!
An interesting glimpse of what our future world will be like.
It's such a delight to come to an age of realization and discovery in which you know what incredible people your siblings are. This is definitely the current case for me in regards to my sister, Ali. Wow, what a gem she is. What a daily inspiration to so many people whose lives she has touched through her actions, her images, and her words. I'm pretty sure I've admired her since before I can remember - and that's a good feeling to have.
I'm so proud of you, Ali. And I'm proud to be your sister and your friend. Happy Birthday!
What a delightful day! Your first Halloween.
I dressed you in your "Bad TUTU the Bone" costume to go with Hip (Mama) Bone and Milk (Bruna) Bone. You loved the fluffy neon yellow tutu. I found it while shopping with Grandma and Grandpa on your first trip to South Park Mall after you were born. When I saw the tutu, I didn't know what would ever come of it - but this is better than any vision I could have imagined. I paired the tutu with the skeleton pajamas and challenged Jeffrey to come up with a name for it. Your papa is brilliant.
Your cousins Henry (Buzz Lightyear), Lucy (monkey), Simon (Harry Potter), and Anna (sleeping monkey) were such great companions for your first trick or treating adventure on Proctor Street in Tacoma, Washington. Grandpa Al and Grandma Pati accompanied all of us and we returned to Uncle John and Aunt Liz's home after the outing for homemade chili and mac and cheese with popcorn balls and caramel apples.
You were such a splendid baby the entire day. And before we left for the drive home, Bruna and I put you into your Halloween pajamas (thanks Liz and Lucy!) and you smiled and cooed and were happy as can be. I love you to pieces, Gabrielle.
Happy Halloween!
Love, Bad TUTU the Bone
We all gathered at my brother John and Liz's home for lunch with my dad's cousin Yvonne (in blue) and her friend Mary (in the pink vest) before the big festival of costumes that will occur in a few short hours! It's so nice to have everyone together.
So fun to see Gabrielle's cousins Lucia and Henry and Auntie Liz yesterday!
Gabrielle is going to have such fun growing up with Lucy!
Which one catches your eye first?
It's good to be home.
Gabrielle has already made the rounds to all Grandpa's favorite grocery stores here in Federal Way, Washington, including Fred Meyer...
Metropolitan Market...
And H Mart (where they have BEAUTIFUL produce).
We took a walk at the Redondo waterfront. Isn't this an incredible hedge? I just kept waiting for Alice and the Madhatter to come hopping out of this hole.
Food is always a highlight of visiting my parents. Everything is always fresh and delicious. This is a blue cheese and pear salad topped with parsley and matsutake mushrooms that my mom and dad handpicked in Oregon.
Shrimp and vegetable pasta.
Enjoying the vistas of Mt. Rainier while driving.
And yay for Papa's Phillies! We miss him but know he is happy tonight with the win!
It doesn't get old waking up to this view.
On our last day in San Francisco, we woke up early and walked to the Ferry Building Marketplace.
Gabrielle loves walks!
My mom and I enjoyed a bacon & gruyere brioche.
And Gabrielle enjoyed Grandma Pati!
And watching the trolleys roll by.
Grandma Pati babysat Gabrielle in the afternoon so Jeffrey and I could get out and film some videos in the city for his SUCCESS magazine video blog.
Another candy store! This one, in San Francisco's Union Square district is the best in the city. Here's the review from SF Weekly:
This minuscule shop, no bigger than a walk-in closet, packs an amazing amount of style, not to mention British and European sweets, into its limited space. More than 140 different candies, from mass-market bars to brightly colored hard and chewy candies that line the shelves in black-topped glass jars, are sold from a marble-topped counter under arts-and-crafts lanterns.
Incredible branding and packaging. Great selection. British (and Scottish!) candies. Delightful!
Excited to be heading home to the Pacific Northwest.
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