Post-game snack at a German restaurant. Believe it or not, all of this was complained about.
Complimented the owner of this car but he gave me the look that says he doesn't care for it because it needs too much work, which certainly all checks out.
Visited by one of the greatest cat moms to ever do it.
Lego flowers cost about as much as real flowers now and last longer.
Cleaning up the drama storage with extra drama
Spring band concert, kids sounding better every time
1st time using chopsticks
Never too many coaches with this group
One of two back-to-back kids' birthday parties
Got that Gin Griffey Juniper at Pike Place
Members of Yard Act having sneaking a smoke after they played at the Crocodile
We were only ok at pinball but she destroyed the top score on Bubble Bobble
Second-to-last game partial team photo
Arboretum Waterfront West trail entry
We'd been here a few times before and it was a nice trail, not a swamp. Aunt Nancy wanted to bring two of her grandkids for a hike and they didn't expect a swamp, but they were game if we were.
We'd never met these kids but they were a welcome addition to the relative portfolio
Always on the lookout for new local legends
Always good to meet a new neighborhood cat. We are extremely pleased to report that this one is named Jugz.
Découpage punk van inspiration, perhaps?
Was doing precision robotics movement testing and Dale was not sure what to think of it. It doesn't look like prey, but it's smallish and moves.
Green Lake Elementary School field day '24
Catsitting for the neighbors
Multifamily bike ride with friends in Ballard
Stopped at a brewery where they were not kid friendly and the hot dogs were actively bad. Good beer, though.
Fish ladder at Ballard locks
Dad left the ride to catch the last game of the season a 30 minute ride north
The rest went to a far-superior brewery where someone brought a cat
Découpage international book section for the library - 5th grade project
Astrid getting recognized by the special needs class because she spent a lot of her extra time reading to the kids and playing with them
Someone left this gift at the Freeway Park downtown, but I was not the recipient
Kindergarten graduation run by the two GLES kindergarten teachers
Ms. Bayla was ready for summer
Juneteenth at NW African American History Museum/Jimi Hendrix Park - Significant increase in size over last year's event
Astrid was one of two kids in her class who received a character award. Here she was being recognized by her teachers for a long list of reasons, all good.
Father's Day present practice assembly
Gasworks Park with a friend to blow off steam
Went down to Fremont for the solstice fest and started by paying our respects, as one does
They always have a selection of art cars for this
Zipping up the trail to Fremont from Gasworks
When the solstice fest is on, people tend to do whatever they were going to do anyway, but sometimes without their clothes if they feel like it
We staked out a good spot to watch the parade
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Stopped in Centralia, headed south.
On or near Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon
Peter Skene Ogden viewpoint
Stopped for dinner in Bend
Breakfast with Grandma Jean
Paddling Fall Creek into Sparks Lake
Aunt Nancy brought a game of chance and the stakes were high
Goldeneye on N64 in Sunriver, as it should be
Paddling the Deschutes with a bunch of cousins
As we started, a bunch of smoke started rising to the south. There was a significant fire down there.
Jumping off of a natural edge in the river together into the colder, deeper part
There was the one big rock that is required for a good river float and everyone was pressured into jumping off of it at least once
Family photo, minus brothers who had things to do
A short hike at Big Obsidian Flow
There was lots of Obsidian to learn about. Every kid is a geologist at heart.
Always look for nature's bench
Still smoldering
They thought this was very funny because it doesn't count as looking at screens
Uncle Patrick's couch of infinite nap time
Heading north out of Bend
Stopped for lunch in Salem
It wouldn't be a bad idea to stop in on a cooler, less busy day. There was a festival going on and we still had a lot of driving to do. The dragon boat race was neat.
That's an interesting breakfast choice
We were invited to march in the Pride parade with Lambert House https://www.lamberthouse.org/ and were happy to accept.
The level of community enthusiasm for this parade was off the charts. Seattle is a beacon of acceptance for people from all over the country. This was the 50th year of this event in Seattle, and it wasn't always so big or so welcome.
This pirate guy joined us at the beginning of the parade and nobody knew who he was but he seemed like he had a great time and he had a great attitude.
One staple at pride parades is moms and dads who hug people who may not have had a loving mom or dad back home. You see them getting lots of hugs. It really does take a village.
Fun to see the toned-down, corporate-friendly T Mobile or Starbucks float followed by a group of homo-goths or your local militant gay anarchist chapter. Variety is the spice of life and we are burning up.
Some cars don't need any flags or stickers to be in this parade, but for this event it's always ok to be extra.
Public works guys marched the whole parade with cans collecting trash, compost AND recycling from both sides ❤️
We keep our absolute gayest bus ready for this event.
2nd time using chopsticks.
