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Goodbye, summer…

First day of 3rd and 7th grades! Sort-of new school for Paul, because he did virtual kindergarten at Lawton but he’s never seen the inside of the building.

Opening day at the Washington State Fair! I spent gobs and gobs of money, we ate gobs and gobs of junk food and it was a SUPER FUN day.

We are back home after an epic 6-week East Coast trip. It is a little surreal coming back to our very young city, though I don’t miss feeling sticky at all! Our last stop before hopping on a plane was the Statue of Liberty. For $24, you get a round-trip beautiful ferry ride to two…

Rainy day refuge: the Museum of Flight. We got to board the real Air Force One, which was used for Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. This Boeing plane was made in Renton. Some wild facts about this plane: There’s a doggie door to the conference room, for Lyndon B. Johnson’s dogs, Him and Her…

Nothing in New York is cheap, but price per floor, the One World Observatory is the best bang for your skyscraper buck. Empire State Building: $77 for the 102nd floor One World Trade Center: $43 for the 102nd floor One Vanderbilt: $60 for the 93rd floor Top of the Rock: $40 for the 70th floor…

I’ll take any excuse to hop on the Bainbridge ferry just for that view, that light.

I could not decide what to get at Sabine Cafe, so just to be safe, I got them all! The pastries often sell out in the afternoon, so consider yourself warned. We tried the chocolate croissant, a twice-baked almond croissant and a plum danish with the prettiest chamomile blossoms on top. Sabine is designed to…

Now THIS is a Chinatown. Ice cream and food and shopping!

Times Square and 30 Rock, to the world’s greatest toy store. FAO Schwarz isn’t a regular store; there are people inside doing magic tricks and cool demos. It takes alllll your willpower to walk out without buying everything. Keep scrolling if you’re not into Harry Potter (COME ON NOW). We couldn’t go to NYC without…