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Trip to Long Beach

David — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:17:57 +0000

Molly wanted to escape Seattle for Thanksgiving. She chose to take us to Anchorage Cottages (misnamed as this is a treacherous coast with no anchorages nearby) in Long Beach, WA.

We had a good time. We explored the beach. Spirit leaped, bounded, and sprinted all over. Daniel discovered fire making (in the fireplace), I cooked, Camille sewed with her new machine, and Molly did what pleased her most.

Christmas wish lists

David — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:02:45 +0000

Daniel's Christmas Wish List 2011

Camille's 2011 birthday-Christmas list

Family Celebration of Camille’s 12th Birthday

David — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:19:37 +0000

Camille loves to celebrate her birthday. As part of her birthday, she wanted to be taken to a conveyor belt sushi (kaiten) type of place for lunch. This strikes us as odd, as she rarely eats fish and certainly would not deign to eat it raw. I think she is caught up in a friend’s recommendation and the attraction of the conveyor belt. We’re game, so off we go.

As one might expect (knowing Camille), she eschews all the fish and tucks into cucumber rolls, a sweet rice wrapped in bean curd, egg rolls, and custard (the latter two seem genuinely un-Japanese, but who am I to know?). But, she loved it. I think the conveyor belt was the draw. Daniel tries shrimp and eats the sweets. Molly and I have sushi, of course.

Daniel gave Camille a present in a can to throw her off the scent. She had asked him for a duct tape wallet (his specialty these days).

After sushi, we went to Pike Place Market to shop for dinner and explore.

Halloween Costumes

David — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:23:13 +0000

Calvin and the witch

Camille is a variant on a witch this year with a homemade orange and black cape. Daniel is Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes.

Memorial Day Weekend Trip

David — Tue, 31 May 2011 05:18:30 +0000

For the Memorial Day weekend, We all took off the Friday before and made it a four day weekend. On Friday, we sailed to Blake Island and asked to raft up. We stayed put for three nights (very unusual for us). The kids loved playing ashore at will.

New Year’s Eve

David — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:20:48 +0000

A few snaps from our New Year’s Eve party – tapas themed.

tapas table

serious PeeWee

kids wanna have fun

fun at midnight

Christmas 2010

David — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:22:42 +0000

Hanukkah 2010

David — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:16:59 +0000

Molly’s dad is Jewish. Molly wants to preserve some of the Jewish traditions from her youth; Hanukkah is one of them. Tonight was the fourth night of Hanukkah.

lighting the mennorahs

clues for the treasure hunt

Molly grew up with a tradition of using clues to find a gift. Here the kids have the first clue for a challenging hunt.

2010 Holiday Wish Lists

David — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:11:48 +0000

The kids have done it again. Here’s what they want for the holidays. Daniel would like me to remind everyone that the same list applies for his birthday on 22 Jan.

Camille's list - short and sweet

Daniel's rough draft, with priority numbers

Daniel's special, full color Pokemon only wish list

Daniel's illustrated final draft

Thanksgiving 2010

David — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:57:54 +0000

In a continuing tradition, we had the Yang/Williams over for T-day. In a remarkable turn of events, I actually cooked a turkey!

Moira and Fiona play with Camille while Daniel plays solitaire by himself as the adults converse.

Halloween 2010

David — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:20:56 +0000

Halloween here was some costumes, jack-o-lanterns, and candy – the usual things.

Pumpkin Carving Party

David — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 03:51:30 +0000

I am a fool. Camille and her many (and I really mean many) friends were planning a party to carve pumpkins. Lila wanted to host, but couldn’t. So, fool that I am, wanting to facilitate my daughter’s rich social life, offered to host the party. It exhausted me. Here are the results.

Rainy Fourth of July Sail

David — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:46:06 +0000

It rains a lot on the fourth of July in Seattle. Want proof? Check this out:

We motored to Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island to watch the fireworks. We anchored for a front row seat.

Soggy Memorial Day Sailing Trip

David — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:17:34 +0000

Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a rainy Memorial Day weekend. We went south to rendezvous with our friends in Gig Harbor. We spent the first night at Point Defiance, touring the zoo the next day. Then we swapped kids, Simon spending the night with us and Camille with Hazel. On Monday, we re-swapped kids and headed home. The best weather was on the way home on Monday – making 8+ knots on a reach as we approached Shilshole.

Mother’s Day 2010

David — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:24:44 +0000

It was our 11th annual Mother’s Day celebration. As is our custom, we went to Discovery Park for a picnic. Camille brought her unicycle. We went to the “sand pit” after the picnic to play.