Following the Halloween shenanigans of "Reading, Writing, and
'Rithmetic" we celebrated Thanksgiving in Seattle and Erin made her
very first turkey. All parties agreed - it was delicious. Next up was
my birthday full of festivities including a party, trip to the Bodies
exhibit, Gameworks, and dinner on Lake Union. The next day I set off
for a California adventure, stopping in San Francisco for a visit with
my sister Jessica and her dog Porter, and then to San Luis Obispo, where
I was lucky enough to meet up with many of you (Erin is still getting
over her jealousy). We spent the Christmas holiday traveling southern
California to see both of our families.
To cap it
all off, we brought in 2010 at Kerry Park with an amazing view
overlooking the Space Needle and the incredible midnight fireworks
display.
We had some visitors in the past few months including my
sister Jessica, Erin's aunt Kate, and some friends from Cal Poly, Jeff,
and Karen. Karen was a lucky recipient of our "Seattle driving tour,"
which we have essentially perfected for our out of town visitors. Her
tour was at night which gave us a different view of the sights,
especially am empty Pike's Place Market. We took advantage of the empty
walkways to snag a picture with the Golden Pig, which stands right out
front by the famous fish throwers' stand.
She also
snapped a picture of us at Kerry Park with a night sky in the background.
Seattle seriously is beautiful. Please take this
as more incentive to visit us!
Our latest escapade was a trip to Portland to celebrate our
two year anniversary. We hopped in the car for the three hour drive to
see some of the sights of the city including the waterfront and Pioneer
Square. However, most exciting was the short drive to the suburbs to
visit Wilsonville, the town where Erin grew up. Having not been back in
10 years, this was really exciting for Erin, as we stopped at her old
homes, schools, and the hang outs that were cool to a middle school girl
at the time (bowling alley, family fun center, and Red Robin). We
documented all the stops with photos, including one at the "Welcome to
Wilsonville" sign.
With all this going on, we have still been working away -
Erin with the infants, and me with the college students. Erin recently
completed a humongous piece of documentation to demonstrate high quality
practices at her child care center necessary for accreditation. I had a
great first quarter of school and I'm two weeks into another...lots of
my free time will be spent reading in the upcoming months. Sorry Erin.
We hope that you are well and enjoying the new year. We wish
you lots of excitement, adventure, joy, and love in 2010! And as
always, we miss you.
All the best,
Adam & Erin
Adam & Erin
