STL Gang in Town

Ern's old school would send us updates throughout the day. One of the few downsides of this new school is that they only send one update at the end of the day. I'm left hours waiting to hear what he ate for breakfast.

A bunch of Zoe's friends were in town visiting. They stopped by the apartment.

Ernie showed up his cheersing ability.

We ate dinner at the confusingly named Dumpling The Noodle.

Playing in the Sink

Lydia had a genius way of keeping Ern corralled and entertained while she took a shower.

We learned some important life skills at KidsQuest Children's Museum in Bellevue, WA.

Reading Ernie books is fun but I also like to just sit and watch him flip through the pages of a book on his own. Most of the reading I do these days is on digital devices so having a kid has been a giant leap back into the analog book experience,

We mounted up and explored Bellevue Botanical Garden.

I think I may have missed my true calling in early childhood game design. Ernie recently got a zillion plastic balls for his ball pit. Well I chucked a few of those in the kitchen sink then turned the faucet on... it's been literally hours of fun.

Tech Support

So I started a small contract job and they mailed me a company laptop. I could NOT get it working. Plugged it in, tried to restart it, hold down the power button, checked the battery... etc. I recall my manager having some sort of hardware problem as well so I figured they were just sending us their old junk stuff to work with. They were in the process of sending me a replacement so when Ernie wanted to play with the dead one, I figured no problem. I'll be damned if my little tech support technician didn't just pound on the keys and slobber everywhere until the thing started working again! It's funny in this sort of scenario you're glad it's working but you're also sort of worried that you're going to get accused of lying about a broken computer to waste time or something. Good work Ernie!

Greasy diner food is something that I've been missing from my Washington living experience. Lil' Jon Restaurant in Bellevue really hit the spot.

We visited Lake Sammamish State Park for a change.

We ate snacks on our balcony with no pants on.

When at first you don't succeed, vigorously pound the keyboard with wet hands.

There was a celebratory cider. Hurrah!

Driver's Ed

Ernie's Uncle Sam was still in town visiting us.

I don't remember what the deal was with this hat. It was Zoe's birthday.

We showed Sam one of our favorites: Tot Lot Park. Unfortunately we experienced a serious car accident.

The height of baby luxury is being read to while riding in a stroller.

We had some chowder and fried fish at Ivar's for dinner.

Sam experience the joy of trying to brush the teeth of a wiggly worm man.

It was a good day.