Land-locked whales at Crossroads water park

Whale sightings in Crossroads area of Bellevue. Even not-so-steady-on-his-feet Dylan got into the mix in his little giraffe print trunks. Rubberized surface, lots of space, sunshine galore and 90+ degrees: great day, great park!

Toddler dinner by candlelight

Dinner by candlelight w/classical music for ambiance along w/overly dramatic rendition of Jack & the Beanstalk. A TV-free evening? Priceless.

Native American Pow Wow

Salmon cooking at Discovery Park Daybreak Star Center for Seafair Pow Wow.

New Orleans meal @ Toulouse: Queen Anne

Spicy shrimp,crawfish and Andouille over creamy corn grits, and obligatory beignets. Score!

Sleeping beauty (and puppy) and sleeping bruiser

I checked on Ava tonight and found her curled up with the puppy a friend gave her. She's named him Balito for some reason. Had to share. :-)

And the Sleeping Bruiser: Dylan, age seven months this week and a bicep-busting 19.5 lbs. He's wearing 9-12 month clothes.

We've carried him around in an Ergo since birth so he's snug as a bug whenever we put him in, but he's getting to be a bit much. The Ergo's good to 40lbs. but I'm not so sure my back is good to that weight.

We'll figure it out and in the meantime continue to enjoy this period where his favorite place to be is in our arms.