Photos from Dave's Kayaking Trip. Taken this month

In April my brother Bob, his wife Sue, son Charlie and his wife Jill came to visit us for a few days before they left on a cruise for Alaska.  We had a great time.  We ate, did a lot of sight seeing.  Zach was in town so we were able to have breakfast with him and also see his new office in Pioneer Square.  He and Martha and Augie were getting ready to move here in June.  One day we took a ferry to Bainbridge Island just to poke around a bit.  We found a drug store that was having a sale on coats.  So, didn't Bob, Sue, Charlie and Jill all buy one.  I realize that you had to be there, but it was all pretty funny.  They also got to use them while on their cruise.  This drug store carries a bit of everything so finding coats wasn't all that odd!

Here's some new pics at last.  I haven't posted in a long time, as blogger changed and I didn't know how to change with it.  I may have even posted these photos before.  Anyway, here is a sample of the pictures I took while at Disneyland with the Holts.

Easter Sunday

We had a very nice Easter Sunday with church and family here for dinner. Ham and all that goes with it, was delightful. Kaylene's dad "hid" a whole bunch of eggs for Kaylene to "hunt" for and she did a great job. She had to hurry a bit as the crows in the neighborhood were busy checking out the eggs as well! She triumphed and got them all.

Panama Hotel

These are photos outside the hotel and of the tea room. More info below.

Our trip to the Panama Hotel

I know that several of you have read the book entitled "The Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet." A wonderful book that was written with much historical background. It has to do with the Japenese internment in 1941. As serious as that was and as serious as that sounds, it is a wonderful story. It is a novel, based on history. The story takes place in Seattle's International District and a lot of it around the Panama Hotel. We discovered that the hotel is still there. It is over 100 years old and you can actually stay there. It is kept in very nice condition. Next door is a tea and coffee shop. We stopped in and have a pot of tea and a goodie. Was fun and we felt like we were sitting in a piece of history. I guess we were. This picture is of the stairway to the main floor of the hotel, no elevators. =)

Kaylene's vist

As most of you know, Kaylene's baby sister, Madilene, was in the hospital for about 12 days. She is home and doing very well and we are very happy about that! Here are some photos of the time Kaylene spent with us while her parents were at the hospital. We did lots of important things like search for rocks, twigs and pine cones and of course playing with stickers. We were tired when she went home, but felt honored to have had her with us and we certainly enjoyed having her with us.