San Juans - Days 5, 6

The weather has been great, true Western Washington Indian-Summer September weather. Here are a few of the doings these past couple of days.

Friday Harbor Aquarium at night.

We spent a couple of hours at Roche Harbor. I liked all the boats and the tiny fish.

We visited three tranquil and beautiful beaches in the southern tip of the Island. So much exploring.


Mommy and me back at the beach house.

Here are a couple of videos of fun with my silly daddy.

San Juans - Days 3, 4

Nana and Papa came up for a gloriously sunny Saturday. We played at the water's edge and tried to catch some crab. We also went to the farmer's market - daddy bought goat shank, which made mommy pretty nervous. Then while I napped, mommy stayed with me and knitted on the deck. Daddy, Nana and Papa drove up to Roche Harbor and sampled wine at the San Juan Winery. For dinner daddy made a delicious grilled salmon with peppered asparagus puree, Italian wedding soup, and bread salad. What a day!


We've also spent lots of time strolling around the house, and at "our" beach.


On Sunday, we drove to an alpaca ranch and a wonderful lavender farm. For dinner Sunday, we ate at an amazing Syrian restaurant in Friday Harbor, called Maloula's. The Kibbeh and Zataar where both excellent as was the red lentil curry soup that the chef/owner comped us! He also comped daddy a 100 proof Syrian spirit called Arak. Smooth. Mommy drove home!

San Juans - Days 1, 2

We are in the San Juans for the rest of September. Here is this morning's sunrise from our deck of the house we rented. Audrey loved saying hi to all the crabs down at the beach.

I really love to dance!

My mom said, Try "spinning."
I gave it a try
My friends all like spinning
And sometimes so do I
But the only thing I really
want to do
Is dance

I really love to dance . . .

My mom said, "Walk backwards.
I gave it a try
My friends all walk backwards
And sometimes so do I
But the only thing I really want to do

Is dance!

I really love to dance . . .

My mom said, "Try painting."
I painted the sky
My friends all like painting
And sometimes so do I
But the only thing I really want to do

Is dance!

Audrey's thoughts on Jesus and His House

Audrey has been pretty funny at Mass the past couple of weeks.

Two weeks ago at the Newman Center she was in the Chapel and got a copy of the Magnificat from one of the kneelers. There was a Pieta on the back cover with Jesus head on Mary's lap. Audrey said "Night Night Jesus, Night Night Jesus." Then a minute later, Rev. Raphael Mary (who happens to be tall, thin, bearded and in his early 30s) came into the chapel to put the hosts back in the tabernacle, and Audrey pointed to him and said "Big Jesus!"

This last Sunday, we went to the noon Mass at Blessed Sacrament and it definitely conflicted with Audrey's nap schedule. Mass went over one hour and 2o minutes and toward the end, Audrey had had enough, she declared to mommy, "Audrey home, bye-bye Jesus house." When we finally got in the car she looked back at the Church and declared, "Yeah, bye-bye Jesus house, bye-bye Jesus house, Oh yes, bye-bye Jesus house."

Wading Pools

We finally made it to one of Seattle Park's wading pooling over the Labor Day weekend.
This is the one at Green Lake. I loved it.

Labor Day?

How I spent my "Labor" Day.

Family Fair Time

The Williams clan headed to the Evergreen State Fair last weekend. The big animals (cows, horses, and pigs) were pretty scary. I preferred smaller creatures like the bunnies and chickens. The nine-month Great Dane puppy didn't scare me though. Mommy and Daddy let me eat more junk food than usual too, so that was the tops.

Howdy Y'all!

This is the closest picture they could get to me and the big farm animals, and yes daddy is holding my hand to the horse.

Scones!
. . . and mini corn dogs too!

Piggies

Yay! My hair is just getting long enough for pig tails!