Snappy Times

It's funny but for some reason Ballard's breweries are just a very pleasant place to hang out with your child. I know that there's something to this phenomenon because there are always a bunch of other kids there too. I guess it's kind of like having a picnic. You get to enjoy the weather and hang out for extended periods of time in a way that's difficult to do elsewhere. I get the impression that this annoys the childless but.. that may make the experience even more rewarding. 

Stoup Brewing was lively.

There was some good music playing and Ernie was really grooving.

I taught him to dance and sometimes that involved some snapping. Well now when Ernie is having an especially good time he'll hold his hand up like this. He doesn't know how to snap but it's the thought that counts.

I apparently needed a little face tune up.

Reuben's Brews happened as well.

I stayed out a bit later with Zoe and we hit some arcade bars. The Ice Box Arcade is housed in the former Allied Ice building.

Add-A-Ball is one of my favorite places in Seattle. It's fun, weird, and full of antique junk. Just like me.

Blue Eyed Brewskie Killers

We were on our way to tour some Ballard breweries and I had to insist upon a Fuji Bakery detour. We've driven past this place 10 times and bakeries always have weird grandma hours so I didn't want to pass up this opportunity.

I was not disappointed. They had a lot of cool stuff here, lots of which had a Japanese influence.

I would tempted by the Japanese convenience store style egg salad sandwich. I've eaten about 4 thousand of these from Ashikaga/Tokyo/Kyoto 7-11s.

I don't remember what we got but we ate it aggressively.

I'm a sucker for a passport. I'm almost ready to finish my stamps and claim what will likely be a disappointing prize for hitting a bunch of Ballard breweries. The real prize is the brewskies I met along the way.

I was trying to decide whose eye color Ernie has been blessed with.

More study is needed.