february '09In February we decided to be tourists in our own city. First, the Pooks (aka Coopers) came to town for a residency interview and stayed with us, so we had a chance to show them around Seattle!
Me & Kalli at Seattle Center--I'm holding the obligatory Starbucks cup (with caramel apple cider--yum).
James begged and bawled to go on this roller coaster, but once he was on it he cried the whole time. When he got off he said,
"Oh why did I ever get on that thing?" Six months later he was trying every scary ride at Lagoon and loving it. Go figure!
"There's the Space Noodle!"
"Monorail, monorail. . ."
James spent his own money to buy this toy snake at Pike Place. It is still a prized possession.
Kalli just before her first taste of The Daily Dozen cinnamon & sugar donuts. Mmmm, donuts. . .
Later in the month we met up with my old friend Megan Gray (Hochstrasser) who I found out lives about an hour south of us. Thanks, Facebook! We met up at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where they had a membership. We'd never been, and they got us in for free, so it was well-worth the drive! I loved catching up with her and the kids got along great.
We also visited the Burke Museum with Jessica & crew at the University of Washington, where they have a pretty respectable dinosaur exhibit. And a few totem poles.
And James had his preschool pictures taken. What a big boy!
