Wet Memorial Weekend

Rain, Rain, and More Rain in the near future...That is the weather around here at the end of May..but it didn't stop us from getting out and do stuff on Memorial Weekend..Sunday evening we went for a nice drive to North Bend, stopping in Snoqualmie first...

One can barely see the falls with all the mist but boy were they roaring...

Elk spotting in Snoqualmie just before North Bend..We later saw some right up against Mt Si...

Mt. Si..Peter keeps threatening me that we have to climb it..I don't think so..

Overall a fun weekend..We had a Ward Breakfast this morning at 8am..those of us on the committee were there at 6am..We had a nice nap today...

Crazy Hair Day

Switch a roo

After a couple of years living in the house..and Peter won't let me move..I decided to switch the kids room..This process is alot cheaper by the way..It was a killer undoing all of my dad's hard work on Anna-Maria's loft bed..It was made well..When we moved it, we also decided to modify it to a lower bed...Anna-Maria loves it and I love how easy it is to make and straighten...Alex was moved to the bigger room where the queen bed looks small instead of overwhelming..Yes..a much easier, not as stressful move..

Anna-Maria's Musical

Ok..it's Anna-Maria's turn for the spotlight..She was an octopus in her first grade Ocean Musical...She rocked out every song but she wasn't the loudest..One kid will have laryngitis tomorrow...At the end the Music teacher was rewarded with a certificate of a bought Great White Shark in his name..not a species I would want to save..

Heaven on Earth..or at least in Seattle

My sister Kristi informed me that there was a Belgian Waffle place downtown Seattle, so I had to go and check it out..Heaven..The waffle was just like what I used to eat in the market in Brussels...Yummy..light,fluffy, carmalized sugar on top...Wow...They cook it right then and there and would have put it in paper for me but we decided to eat it in the shop...

Then I scored at Half Priced Books with a fantastic cookbook..Mom..I'll bring it down this summer for us to try some recipes...

Now..do McDonald's french fries count as Frites? Cause then my day would have been all Belgian...

Informal Block Party

This is how a neighborhood should be..Out and socializing..I hosted a block party potluck..We had chinese, indian,nepali, british, and american food..Yummy...and a lot of fun..

Happy Mother's Day

I got a real treat this year..Peter took me to a french restaurant called Maximilian in the market..The beautiful views competed well with the food...What a great Mother's Day present from a wonderful husband..Thanks

Quick trip South

We decided to take the family south for the weekend..Off to Portland we went..Of course we had to hit Powells..our favorite book store and Leonidias..our favorite chocolate store... We had a fabulous german dinner, kids even got tootsie pops on their kids plates..Tootsie pops and weinerschnizel..interesting combo..It was a great dinner, sauerkraut was awesome...The next day we headed to the beach..Cannon Beach..ah..the ocean, how I've missed it..just didn't miss the wind that goes with it..It was a long trip home along the coast but worth it...