Backyard “pool”

With all the pools closed this year (not sure if I want to be swapping germs at a public pool anyway) I finally bit the bullet this year and invested in this $10 wading pool from Target. The boys are SO happy.

They both just *barely* fit inside, but played for hours anyway and turned into prunes.

I took the wading pool pictures last week, and the rain has moved back in again. Literally, down vests on today. Hello, July. Joseph keeps hoping for another warm day so we can bust out the pool again, but I actually love the cool cloudy weather. I was made to be a Seattle-ite.

Art walk & bubble tea in the ID

I stopped by Ping's Dumplings to buy frozen dumplings, and Ping tried to give us free bubble tea. Whaat?! Her dumplings ($20 for 50) and her bubble tea ($3.50) were delicious and we will be back.

We went for an art walk to check out all the murals in the neighborhood. Who am I kidding, I looked at the murals and the boys were mostly interested in the bubble tea.

Fun on the waterfront

I was initially nervous about going to the waterfront for this ParentMap story, but it's crickets down there. Employees literally outnumbered visitors. Not great for business, but great for social distancing. Also, street parking is free, and there's lots of it.

Paul was little nervous at first, then he really liked the Great Wheel. Last time we rode it, he wasn't born yet.
Lots of weird things at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop.
No, I didn't buy any shrunken heads or deformed pigs. I did buy some license plate key chains (we're obsessed with license plates).
Ended our waterfront visit by getting takeout at Ivar's. Fyi, there are parking spots right in front reserved for pickups.