As promised, here are some “after” photos of our nearly complete landscaping project. We still need to have the handrails installed, and get the new house steps painted to match, and give all the teeny plants some time to grow and look more natural, but otherwise we’re in good shape!
Here are a few pictures from our relaxing weekend. On Saturday we had a delicious brunch at Coastal Kitchen in the morning and in the afternoon we watched California Chrome lose the Belmont. 🙁
On Sunday we went to the playground in the morning and in the afternoon we went to the zoo. Here are some flamingos:
Blaine wanted to get past this fence to see the giraffes:
And here’s a hippo:
We went for pizza at Serious Pie on the way home – Blaine must be having a growth spurt because he just kept eating!
On 6/1 we went out to Magnuson Park for an event called “Touch a Truck”. The name pretty much speaks for itself! I think the trash truck was Blaine’s favorite:
The event was packed – we were shocked how many families came out for the chance to touch some trucks.
We flew from Seattle to Kona on Sunday, May 4, at around 10:30am. Blaine refused to take a nap on the flight, but was otherwise fairly well behaved.
We spent most of our time on one of the three beaches near our condo because Blaine just loved playing in the sand! Here’s beach #1:
We spent only a little time at the pool, but here’s one of Blaine chilling in a recliner:
Beach #2 was the beach club at Mauna Lani:
On Wednesday, 5/7, we took a drive down to see the Place of Refuge. Sadly, Blaine lost his breakfast on the ride down, but here we are settling in for breakfast #2:
Then it was back to the beach for most of the rest of the vacation!
Beach #3 was at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel. Here’s Blaine enjoying his morning snack:
Blaine also really loved our condo– it was almost all carpeted which made him even more confident with walking and he progressed so much over the week! The next few pics are in a shirt Uncle Tim brought Blaine from South Africa:
Here’s a video of Blaine walking around on the lanai:
Blaine also really worked on his balance standing in the sand, and jumping on the beds in the condo:
Mommy and Daddy went out to dinner on Tuesday and Thursday, to Brown’s Beach House and then to Merriman’s. Blaine had a great time with his babysitter Ciana. On Friday night we went out to dinner as a family for sushi at Monstera. Blaine and Daddy dressed up in their Hawaiian best:
On Saturday we had some shave ice in Kawaihae:
And on Sunday Daddy made a delicious Mother’s Day brunch!
Blaine refused to nap again on the flight back to Seattle from Kona, which made for a rough 6 hours. But he was just thrilled to be home and having a little snack before bed.
We had a wonderful trip! Lastly, here’s a bonus pic of my current baby bump:
Birthday greetings from Seattle to Aunt Jody! We were all thinking of you today and hope that you had a wonderful birthday!
Love, Blaine, Andrew, and Sally
Blaine just loves the sandbox at daycare and at the playground. This gives us hope of spending more time at the beach during our upcoming trip to Hawaii…
The Easter Bunny visited the Westbrook house on 4/20:
Blaine was most excited about the bubbles.
Blaine’s been saying no for awhile, but it’s always sounded like “neh neh neh”. He just recently starting getting the “o” part right, and it’s adorable. Here’s a video:
On 4/13 we walked down 15th to see the view over Lake Washington, and then we went to see Bruce Lee’s grave.
