Since Henry and the Family Light will soon be moving to Portland, Mommy thought it would be cool if he and I spent some time together while giving Don an Amy a chance to have one kid out of the house while they frantically prepare it to go on the market.
She devised the plan of picking Henry up and heading to the Majestic Bay in Ballard to watch Kung Fu Panda. Upon my arrival he presented me with a wrist corsage (pinning it to my chest was too frightening a concept) and he was wearing a boutonniere. Awesome.
And here’s a pic grabbed from Daddy’s iPhone of Henry with his hand in the popcorn bag… Good thing it wasn’t on my leg, or Daddy would have had to given him a stern talking to!
Yesterday was the first of what will likely be many family bike rides. We headed down 8th Avenue NW, joined up with the Burke-Gilman Trail and headed east. Daddy popped into Recycled Cycles, his bike shop of choice, to pick up a bell before we continued on to University Village.
Mommy and Daddy loaded up on coffee while I slugged down a mango juice. I spent about an hour on the playground there as Mommy took some time in Fireworks and Daddy has a quick look at some photo books at Barnes & Noble.
On the ride home we stopped in Fremont at PCC to grab a lunch and then it was on to Cold Stone Creamery for some ICE CREAM!! The rest of the ride home was uneventful, be all three of us were glad we made the whole without rain. Fun!
Last night Mr. Owen Moriarty joined me as my first ever sleepover guest. And yes, he is a boy. It might be funny to share that sparks flew like crazy between us and that we stayed up all night plotting out our next 3 weeks of naps together, but it was just a simple play date that ended with us crashing on the different levels of my trundle bed and waking up to fresh pancakes a la Mommy.
Ella: Good morning handsome!
Owen: Hi
Ella: Are you aware of the significance of last night?
Owen: Umm…
Ella: We can still be friends, right?
Owen: Umm…
We’re at it again with the 365 business. There are some great ones in here and quite a few that were grabbed in less than inspiring conditions. Oh well… Daddy can’t be a genius everyday.
Today we finally left the house and it feels good to get some fresh air! Daddy is going to have to miss work tomorrow to visit Grammy Sam, so he’s hunkered down at IQ Beats trying to get a project finished that has a harsh deadline.
Mommy dropped me off with Daddy for a couple hours since she needed to get her nails and brows done, shop at Trader Joe’s and go for a run. Daddy took a quick time out to put me in the vocal booth and lemme do my thing.
In addition to feeling crummy and holding my parents hostage at the house, this weekend has been a huge bummer because my Great-Aunt Sue, Great-Uncle Tom and 2nd cousin Jordan are in town to hang out with Papa Jack and Cynthia and see us.
The plan was to go to the zoo yesterday and have dinner together tonight, but my fever put a wrench in all of that. I hope that I’m all good to go visit them at their new Olympic Peninsula digs as planned next weekend. In the meantime, I had this to say to my dear cousin:
So, the big day finally came and I was absolutely beside myself in anticipation - MY FIRST SLEEPOVER!! Before I could head to A.J. and Brenna’s though, I needed to first get through my Saturday Spanish class, have lunch and catch a nap.
Today’s Spanish class marked the first time we’ve deviated from my usual 10:30am time slot to try out the 1:00pm slot, which is kids only… No parents! Mommy dropped me off and I had a great time. Maestro Lorena was so proud of me and informed Mommy upon her return that I was extremely well-behaved, totally engaged, assisted others (including some 5 year olds) and spoke Spanish exclusively for the entire hour. Mommy was pleased.
After lunch and my day sleep, Mommy and I headed out to Issaquah to the home of A.J. and Brenna Anderson. No sooner was I though the door before I had my clothes off and was headed for A.J.’s cache of princess attire. The evening was filled with role play, dress up, ponies, and a yummy dinner. The three of us each had a sleeping bag and bunked out on the floor of their guest room. We gabbed like old sorority sisters until 10:00pm when Daddy Jeffy came in and laid down the law.
Mommy stayed nearby at Nana and Papa’s to ensure she was close in case anything went awry, but all went great. With that in mind, I’m currently accepting sleepover invitations to stay with all of my friends.
Today Mommy had the day off because she’ll be working all weekend and decided to keep me home from school so that she and I could have some bonding and fun time.
We were off to a great start by sleeping in an extra hour and taking it much easier than our usual frenetic weekday pace. Mommy had waffles and I had jungle pancakes before hitting the road for a flurry of errands. Poor Daddy… While I was having jungle pancakes he was already deep into a long day of jingle pancakes. The upside for him is that today is his Friday for 2007.
After a circuit of mundane stops, Mommy and I headed to Pro Nails on top of Queen Anne to get manicures and pedicures complete with polish. She picked out a pretty color and I was in hog heaven while getting filed, buffed, polished and pampered. She was beside herself and loving every minute of her little girl getting her first mani/pedi. I’m not ready for a Brazilian quite yet though.
Heard around the house after a play date with Mia Saunders and daddy Travis at Salmon Bay Park:
Daddy: OK Ella, would you like salami and cheese for lunch or chicken nuggets with ketchup? Me: Salami and cheese!! Daddy: Ok… 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (pieces of salami). Is that enough, or would you like more? Me: More! Daddy: How many more? Me: 7! Daddy: Ok Ella… If there are five on your plate and we add 7, how many will there be? Me: Twelve!!
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