Dumpling the Noodle

Ern being at daycare all day is sad because we miss him, but a small consolation prize is all the fun pics that his school sends to us.

We took Brandon and Natalie to eat at Dumpling the Noodle. It has a ridiculous name but the food is pretty good. Zoe is an unexpectedly large fan of this place because they apparently have a decent selection of vegan food. My favorite thing to get there is a Peking duck situation that comes with a bunch of condiments to make little duck tacos with.

The Chicago gang was impressed with just how many versions of IPA Seattle has dreamed up.

Springfield Kids in Seattle

Natalie and Brandon were in town visiting and we had some fun times entertaining them about town.

I took the team to some of my favorite spots in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. Being with new people is a fun way to add some spice to your life and change your routine a bit now and then. We checked out Jupiter Bar which ended up being awesome and I had never set foot in there before. What fun.

Seeing this World Cup 94 pinball game is a nice opportunity to regale my companions of stories about how I went to the World Cup Final that one time when I was 10.

Killer Queen is a fun multiplayer game that I like to play when I have a few people wanting to join.

Water Boy

We got Ernie this honey bear squeeze bottle with a straw to teach him how to drink.

Ern wasn't super happy with us wiping his hands after meals so we devised this innovation where we present him with a dish of water. He likes to swish his hands around in it anyway, so it serves as a fun hand washing activity.

Ramen then Some Horsin Around

We packed this Sunday full of all kinds of diversions.

Today for lunch we popped over to the Bellevue branch of Hokkaido Ramen Santouka.

Ernie was having a time just playing with the menu.

The food at this restaurant is good and they have very bitable tables.

Bellevue Downtown Park

Nana’s Green Tea

I've been wanting Ernie to try this horse and potatoes baby food we picked up in Italy. I tried it with him. It was not great.

Pairing that with some Dom Pérignon really added the giddyup that the meal needed.

An Act of Aggression

Today we had an emergency even more dire than that gas leak at Ernie's daycare.

Ernie was playing like a good boy then next thing I knew..

He was touching my retro video games!

We need to have a family meeting about what are Ern's toys and what are Dada's toys.

This panforte I think must have been shipped from Italy because it took forever to arrive. That was kind of fun though because it took so long I had kind of forgotten about it and made for a nice surprise.

It was sitting on what I think was like rice paper. At least I hope it was because I definitely ate it.