Harry Potter

Harry Potter Frenzy!

Penn Tennis Ball

Pen's second Halloween was a blast! Last year Penelope was a Penny. This Year she was a Penn tennis ball. She had a blast collecting candy. We made two stops this year. We went to Market St. in Ballard and to our friend's neighborhood for good ol' fashion door to door trick or treating.

That's Natalie trying to pick up another ball.

A Fist Full of Sand

Aloha! We just returned from our trip to Hawaii, where we celebrated the marriage of Chieu and Lisa and enjoyed, what most people call, paradise. With the help of Garfield DVDs and iPod apps, Penelope slightly tolerated the long plane rides. As most people know, I am not a big fan of heat and sand, but seeing how much fun Derek and Pen were having, their glee rubbed off on me. It also helped that Pen didn't like to hang out at the beach long enough for me to go crazy. Some highlights of the trip include: toddler's wading pool, Ko Olina Lagoons, Moana Surfrider's really strong Mai Tai's, Leonard's Malasadas, Chieu and Lisa's BBQ and Wedding, Diamond Head Crater, Pearl Harbor, Shark's Cove, Matsumoto's Shaved Ice, H-3 (a beautiful freeway), Maunawili Falls Hike, Poke, Pali Lookout, Plate Lunches, and Penelope sleeping in till 6:30am!

Natalie

Pen's friend Natalie

Poh Poh

Penelope's Poh Poh came up for a visit this past weekend. There was lots of shopping and playing done by these two ladies.

No Walnuts Please

She's allergic to walnuts. The bakery section of Whole Foods was sampling Baklava. Ingredients for this yummy pastry are walnuts, filo dough, honey, olive oil, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Penelope seemed to like it and ate the whole sample. Couple seconds later, she spit it up, cried, and tried to wipe her tongue with the back of her hand. Redness and bumps started to appear around her mouth. The area looked like it is swelling. Even the back of her hand she used to wipe her tongue turned red and bumpy. Poor baby. With a little time, it all went away.

Bubbles