Thanksgiving at Grammy's
Amelia loves Abby (Grammy's puppy)
Amelia's pix: #1 Chesnuts roasting on a (not) open fire
Amelia pix #2 The new playroom
Amelia pix #3 The new playroom
Amelia's first bus ride
Amelia waits to watch the Nutcracker
Amelia and Ellie after the show
Amelia and Ellie are in awe on the Monorail
Amelia and Mommy on the Westlake Carousel
Walking back to the ferry at sunsetI realized I'd better get these pictures up quick because there's going to be lots more December pictures!
Amelia and I spent the WHOLE day in Seattle on Friday. We went with a big group of our friends and I think it was the biggest adventure Amelia has ever been on! We took the ferry over at 9:30 and took the city bus (Amelia's first bus ride!) to Top Pot Donuts where she picked out the biggest, pinkest, sprinkliest donut they had. After the kids got their sugar fill, we walked to the Seattle Center and over to McCall Hall for the Nutcracker performance. It was the first time Amelia had ever seen "the Fountain" (I feel like such a lame mom!) and she could have sat there all day watching it without ever getting to the Nutcracker! But we did see it, and she loved it. (she's been dancing around the house in costume as "The Sugar Plum Fairy" ever since).
After the show, we paired up with our friends Ellie and her mom, Leigh. We watched the train go around in the Center House, then took the Monorail to Westlake Center. Then, Amelia about had a heart attack when she asked if we could have sushi and I actually said "yes!" (the Westlake food court isn't exactly as pricey as Shima) She scarfed down broiled eel and california rolls and miso soup all the while thanking me profusely. Then, we hit the carousel, and then headed back to the ferry as we took in the amazing sunset over Elliot Bay. We munched on our leftover donuts on the ferry and then I gave her one last choice for the day. Did she want Daddy to pick us up? or did she want to take the bus home? I'm sure you can guess what her answer was. We sat in the back of the bus next to some semi-crazy in the pitch black. She loved it, though, and especially when she got to pull the cord to let us off and that we got to borrow a flashlight to find our way up the driveway.
That night when I put her to bed, she couldn't stop talking about the days events and finally said "Mommy, I'm a-zosted!"
Amelia and I spent the WHOLE day in Seattle on Friday. We went with a big group of our friends and I think it was the biggest adventure Amelia has ever been on! We took the ferry over at 9:30 and took the city bus (Amelia's first bus ride!) to Top Pot Donuts where she picked out the biggest, pinkest, sprinkliest donut they had. After the kids got their sugar fill, we walked to the Seattle Center and over to McCall Hall for the Nutcracker performance. It was the first time Amelia had ever seen "the Fountain" (I feel like such a lame mom!) and she could have sat there all day watching it without ever getting to the Nutcracker! But we did see it, and she loved it. (she's been dancing around the house in costume as "The Sugar Plum Fairy" ever since).
After the show, we paired up with our friends Ellie and her mom, Leigh. We watched the train go around in the Center House, then took the Monorail to Westlake Center. Then, Amelia about had a heart attack when she asked if we could have sushi and I actually said "yes!" (the Westlake food court isn't exactly as pricey as Shima) She scarfed down broiled eel and california rolls and miso soup all the while thanking me profusely. Then, we hit the carousel, and then headed back to the ferry as we took in the amazing sunset over Elliot Bay. We munched on our leftover donuts on the ferry and then I gave her one last choice for the day. Did she want Daddy to pick us up? or did she want to take the bus home? I'm sure you can guess what her answer was. We sat in the back of the bus next to some semi-crazy in the pitch black. She loved it, though, and especially when she got to pull the cord to let us off and that we got to borrow a flashlight to find our way up the driveway.
That night when I put her to bed, she couldn't stop talking about the days events and finally said "Mommy, I'm a-zosted!"
