Downtown Disney

Before we left for Palm Springs, we had to squeeze in one last Disney-shopportunity!

 Welcome to Downtown Disney

 Good morning Lego Belle and Beast

 Get that Lego Maleficent - Lego Prince Phillip!

 Fancy lady!

We found it! The Disney Vault!

Heading home with our swag!

Fall in DC

This week, we stocked up on supplies for our next year on the island,  and then took advantage of the wonderful fall weather! We met up with friends for dinner each night, went to museums and shopped 'till we dropped! I love DC more every time we go back! This was a wonderful time of year to visit.

Work is done! Time to play!

 I♥DC

 Shopping with mom

 Money from Yap!

Is this accepted at vending machines?

 Butterfly garden

Kylie's favorite / most terrifying exhibit!

 Beautiful butterflies!

 Oh no! They're attacking!

 Ok, they're friendly!

 It wouldn't be DC if they weren't trying to construct a grassy lawn...

 It's a swamp. Just give up!

 Dinner with Naomi in Chinatown 

@ Ping Pong Dim Sum

 Fall splendor

 Swings!

 Playground fun

 Ladybugs!

 American rose!

K: DAD! DAD! DAD! Can I throw a coin into the fountain?

E: Yes.

K: I wish Aya was here!

K: DAD! DAD! DAD! Can I throw a coin ....

 Kylie's prize for being good at the National Gallery

Whew! What a week!

Honolulu Vacay!

Autumn had meetings in Honolulu this week, so Kylie and I tagged along for a much needed vacation! Kylie has been growing like a weed and needed a whole new wardrobe before she STARTS PRE-SCHOOL in a few weeks! We had to power shop through a few stores and she actually has to try on the clothes now, which is a whole new level of fun / torture! Besides playing with K at the pool, we spent the week dining out, shopping and stocking up on goodies.

 Cheese!

 Can we swim now?

You know there's a pool at this hotel, right dad?

 !!!

Kylie learned to jump in the pool!

 She never wants to leave.  She will live in the pool!

 It's too sunny!

 K's first real pedicure!

 Trying to be serious, but laughing the whole time!

 Blue sparkle toes!

 Pool time again!

 Swimming with mama!

 Tiki drink!

 Matching sunglasses?

Maybe in pink?

Fancy tonkatsu sandwich at Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin!

Shopping Extravaganza

Almost every day that Autumn is in training, Kylie and I head out to Costco or Target to shop for our two year supply of consumables and return home with a rental car laden with industrial sized laundry detergent and fifty cans of beans. It's not exactly the most entertaining activity with / for a two-year old, but we try to make it as fun as possible.

"DAD! HELP! This backpack is TOO big!"

Trying on hats at Marshalls...

...Go ahead, it's Marshalls!

Westlake Carousel

Our next few days in Seattle passed way too quickly. We spent time downtown doing Christmas shopping and in Queen Anne eating. Autumn got a little "me-time" at Gene Juarez, and we stopped by all our favorites, Starbucks, Fran's Chocolates, Peso's & Shiki, Taste @ SAM to drive-by visit Will, Nordstrom, Macy's & Old Navy, See's Candies and Sephora. Of course, we also visited the Holiday Carousel at Westlake with Kylie (multiple times)!

 Mama & baby ridin' a Canadian-themed horse-y!

 Macy's decked out for the season

 Woo-hoo!

 This time on a pink and black stallion!

You got me dad?!?

To Leavenworth

This morning we all piled in the truck and drove over to Leavenworth. Of course, with our over-scheduled "vacation" this also included early morning yearly physicals, leaving a car at the airport and finally some morning drinking! Ha!

We had a great drive and so much fun shopping and going out to dinner with Ron & Julie!

Winky-Blinky stealing cookies!

Happy Holidays!

Nap time for parents while K watched a movie with W-B

 Greetings from Christmas-land!

 All lit up...

 Chillin' in her sleigh!

Mr. Johnson waking up the town with his lederhosen and alpenhorn!