That’s a wrap! Masarap means delicious in Tagalog…and after some delicious food, we were a happy bunch!

It’s apple eating season in our neighborhood! It’s pretty much a holiday season for Holmes as he loves fruit so much.

Makeup! Practice, practice for being an artist and a model:)

Meryl stopped on her way out of camp to continue working on a project that she had started…I stopped to recognize, she’s growing up!

We biked to the Olympic Sculpture Park for the Seattle Art Museum’s summer Chinatown / International District party with a Sammy the camel sighting, dragon dancing, origami folding, food eating, and music listening fun!

I carried him to the bathtub that night:)

At least we wised up by bringing it outside! Meryl made this volcano in camp and we’ve been pouring through vinegar and baking soda ever since.

I’ll never tire of these moments.

Where you land on an island and take a ferry to another island that is the town.

To the Tongass Historical Museum we went. Dinosaurs and fossilized teeth! Only it was just Holmes and me as the wave of sickness was taking hold. Xanna was starting to gain energy, but the flu caught Frank and Meryl next.

We also headed to the Totem Heritage Center to learn about totem poles. I’d like to say I learned something, but I mostly learned how to find Holmes in rooms and corners:) (And the museum wasn’t even that big.)

Holmes burst around the corner and into another room out of sight…to which I found him sidled up between two ladies watching a movie. And believe me, he was so proud of himself:)

Our afternoon trip was perfectly paired with calm water and the smooth vibration of the boat engine…Holmes had a delightful nap! (And I relished in holding him the whole time.) We watched everyone else watching everything else (whales!) and enjoyed just ‘being’ on the water.