It is SO, SO HOT in Seattle now. And yet, the Seattle Storm game today inspired a basketball practice session…in the shade only.

We took a quick trip up to Vancouver last week, and gosh it was a great escape.

There was a community park next door to our hotel, replete with a splash park and a water slide! We went twice in one day:)

We took the Aquabus water taxi to the science museum, Science World. I loved the Aquabus to much, I bought their t-shirt:)

Hours and hours and hours of it.

FYI:)

Also next to our hotel, a Kids Market! With the tiniest bumper cars and the tiniest door, fit for…kids.

Dim sum in Richmond, B.C. near Vancouver is wonderful. So good, so flavorful, and so unbelievably yummy.

Brain Power Mode = OFF

Aunt Lisa is on stage, on TV, holding a Tony Award for Best Play Revival for producing the Broadway play, Appropriate! Wahoo! Go Lisa!

It’s a vibe. Blue colored blanket and couch for the win.

Today’s view. This is literally where we drop-off and pick-up Meryl from summer camp this week. Way back in January and February, when tracking camp registrations was an all encompassing mind space, who knew Meryl would luck out with this camp, on this glorious weather week? Every day she gets to kayak, paddle board, sail a boat, and put on a lot of sunscreen:) Fun!

Holmes is in a cooking camp this week, where he doesn’t think all the food they make is…good:) This afternoon, we park hopped in the sun and started with a nature walk, to where he befriended a bug and the two bonded (most of) the whole walk. Literally, I was amazed myself. The only reason they parted is because Holmes wondered why his human friend wasn’t playing with him on the walk (it’s no fun to be ignored!)…so, the bug went back into nature and the boys decided to swap nature for a playground.

“Bugs like me, because I’m gentle with them.” - Holmes, who is decidedly not gentle with everything.