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Heart attack in a box! We basically waddled home from Portland.

The two luckiest kids in the world got to feed the giraffes at the zoo! The big guy here is Dave, and he loved his treat of lettuce leaves and biscuits.

Daytrip to Mount Rainier to see the beautiful alpine meadows! These are the trails we did: Myrtle Falls (1 mile round trip), Nisqually Vista (1.2 miles round trip) and Narada Falls (0.4 mile round trip). Not exactly hard-core hikers.

We went to an after-hours Connections event at The Museum of Flight, and I couldn’t believe it, we had the whole huge museum practically to ourselves. Only 16 families signed up. Really?? We got to see how low air pressure makes water boil in a vacuum chamber (which is why astronauts need super duper space…

A good reset is so satisfying. Well, for about 20 minutes, anyway, before the house blows up again. Before: After: Before: After:

Fishy ice cream! We got matcha/black sesame twist with rainbow sprinkles in a taiyaki with adzuki beans. Nom nom nom! From Matcha Man Ice Cream in Georgetown.

Windows open, hand sanitizer ready, masks on. First in-person piano lesson since March 2020!

Our yard is even drier and crunchier than usual, 51 days without rain. It finally misted a tiny bit yesterday morning.

The tents and RVs taking over Seattle’s parks make them unusable. I was so upset to find needles scattered all over of our favorite parks, the Donnie Chin International Children’s Park in the ID.

A retired grandpa happened to be at Green Lake today with his amazing bubble solution, and was nice enough to let all the kids try it. Here’s his 4-ingredient recipe for super giant bubbles: 1 teaspoon Guar gum powder (from Amazon) 1 cup Dawn Ultra dish soap 1 gallon plus 3 cups of tap water…