Went to check out the cutest panda themed dessert place in White Center! Puffy Pandy sells boba, ice cream and macaroons. My kind of place!!

A few more pictures from Point Robinson Lighthouse. No whales spotted on this trip; maybe next time!

Went to check out the WNDR Museum! It's immersive digital art installations, lots of dark rooms with flashing lights. WNDR started as a pop-up in Chicago five years ago, and now has three permanent locations: Chicago, Seattle and San Diego.

The entrance to the Seattle one is on the waterfront, directly across the street from the ferry terminal and Ivar's.

You can see the genuine Kusama from the street, at the corner of Western and Marion. Reminded of the time we waited 1.5 hours in line at the Hirshhorn for our 90 seconds with Kusama...

We completed our troll hunt! This is Vashon Island's Oscar the Bird King.

Here's a list of all 5 Seattle-area trolls and where to find them:

1️⃣ Bainbridge Island: Sakai Park, about a mile north of the ferry terminal

2️⃣ West Seattle: Lincoln Park, next to Colman Pool

3️⃣ Issaquah: Rainier Trail, a 3-minute walk from the Issaquah Community Center

4️⃣ Ballard: In front of the National Nordic Museum

5️⃣ Vashon: Next to the upper parking lot at Point Robinson Park

Here's a link to my story about the troll project for Seattle's Child.

Seattle City Hall is just a building; Pasadena City Hall is a WORK OF ART. The 1927 Beaux Arts building is so strikingly beautiful, it’s the second most photographed location in L.A. County, behind Beverly Hills.

A city attorney waiting out front for his ride grumbled about having to sidestep photo shoots and confetti constantly. (Party pooper!) We saw girls floating in their quinceañera dresses and they were breathtaking.

If the building seems familiar, it might be because Pasadena City Hall doubled as Pawnee City Hall in Parks and Recreation. The domed tower is also visible from Leonard and Shelton’s apartment window in The Big Bang Theory.

The Robinson Memorial is just across the street from City Hall’s west face. Two 9-feet-tall bronze heads, Jackie and Mack Robinson, Pasadena’s hometown heroes, raised by a single mom of 5. Jackie broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, and his brother Mack won a silver at Hitler’s Berlin Olympics.

My Pasadena travel guide is on Seattle's Child here.

Why is the Super Bowl called the Super Bowl? The term "bowl" comes from the Rose Bowl. “The granddaddy of them all,” our tour guide told us. “It all started here.” It's Pasadena's crown jewel, Pasadena's cash cow, and my kid's favorite part of our trip.

The century-old stadium holds 15 events annually, including six home games for the UCLA Bruins and the annual Rose Bowl. It also hosted five Super Bowls, two World Cup finals and two Olympics.

Tip: On the last Friday of the month, you can attend a public tour for a backstage look at the stadium. Walk in the same halls as Beyoncé and Mick Jagger! The stadium hosts a huge flea market on the second Sunday of every month.

My Pasadena travel guide is on Seattle's Child here.

The Huntington is so drop-dead beautiful, I decided on the spot this is where my next wedding is going to be held. Then I went and looked it up. Weddings START at $40,000 and go up to $100,000. That's just for using the venue, not including food, a dress, a diamond-encrusted carriage.

The Huntington is the former private estate of railroad magnate Henry Huntington. This was his WINTER home. Better find myself a railroad magnate. There are 130 acres to explore and we only saw a fraction of that.

My Pasadena travel guide is on Seattle's Child here.

These children in an art museum. How are we genetically related again??

But seriously, the Norton Simon gave me such a good art fix. Lots of crowd-pleasers here, from Rembrandt to Picasso to van Gogh. The courtyard is inspired by Monet's garden in Giverny, and Gehry designed the interior galleries in the '90s.

(P.S. The guy working at the museum entrance is a character. Somebody give him a raise!)

My Pasadena travel guide is on Seattle's Child here.

Yesterday evening, recycle artist Thomas Dambo unveiled his 5th and final Seattle-area troll at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard. "I believe there is no such thing as trash," Dambo told the sold-out crowd. "Yet the world is running out of resources, while we are drowning in trash.

Here's a link to my story about the troll project for Seattle's Child.

Best sandwiches and best boba of MY LIFE at Burlington Arcade. Bonus: the place looks just like Diagon Alley! Or London, I suppose. It's a super cute shopping plaza, with Float Coffee Shop on one end and Oink Moo Tea Bar on the other.

From Float, we got: bagel and lox, turkey club, open faced smoked salmon (I like smoked salmon a lot, ok?), two ginormous cookies and a matcha drink.

From Oink Moo, we got: Ti Kwan Yin milk tea, white peach four season and fresh taro milk. Paul's eyes popped open at the first sip, and that's the highest level compliment from my picky eater.

My family-friendly Pasadena guide is on Seattle's Child here.