Vashon Island Ferry Field Trip

MaMa took the day off to go with Kaeli on her L&L Learning Center Vashon Island Ferry field trip. Here everyone is waiting for the bus and entertaining the neighborhood with a resounding version of "Mr. Sun".


Still patiently waiting. Raven, one of Kaeli's best friends is sitting to Kaeli's right, in the grey hooded jacket.















Kaeli having a chuckle while waiting for the bus. The tide was so low the ferry wasn't going to be able to make it back from the Island in time, so we fed the birds at the dock and then headed back to school.

YeYe at Owen Beach

Face Painting

Kaeli asked if she could have her face painted by a lovely fairy at the Puyallup Farmers' Market. She sat very still for the entire procedure.






This is the final masterpiece. Kaeli was quite pleased with it!

Day with Laurie

Kaeli and Laurie enjoying a swing at a park in Olympia, after visiting the Olympia Farmers' Market.


Walking on the mud flats, looking for treasures.











Happy muddy feet.

Ocean Lodge Vacation

Kaeli feeding the gulls at "her hotel", Ocean Lodge, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. That's Haystock Rock in the distance. It rained the entire time we were there, and we didn't get onto the beach until the very last morning.





Kaeli LOVES feeding the gulls, and has absolutely no fear of them. She got nose to beak with them every day and never backed down from them.

Ice Cream and Schemes?

Kaeli and Madison enjoying ice cream cones in Tacoma and obviously planning new fun and mischief.....

Guemes Island Getaway

Don & Anne's lovely house on Guemes Island.








The view across the channel to Anacortes, Washington.













Coming up the trail from visiting next-door-neighbor Joan.










Hugging JioJio's Christmas tree - a little bigger now than when it was in a small pot and about two feet tall!!!

More Asian New Year Photos from Friends

Xinshu (on the left) and Kaeli, on their spots, ringing the bells to the song "Guangxi Guangxi"

Kaeli and her nursery school teacher "Miss Kim" from the Goddard school at our Portland house. Miss Kim and her boyfriend Ryan came down from Redmond to see Kaeli dance, and we went with them and Laurie to The Rock for pizza afterwards to celebrate Kaeli's dancing debut.

More Asian New Year Photos from Friends

Miss Kaeli in the Tacoma Dragon Boat Association's model boat.

Four of the five Evergreen dancers checking out the competition. Kaeli is the one in the dark shoes - the others already had their pink ballet shoes on.

And they're off! Elena is in the lead, Kaeli is checking over her shoulder to see how close Xinshu is....

Checking out the fringe...

WHO'S TIRED??????

Friends Having Fun!!!

Laurie, the Human Hand Towel (after Kaeli rinsed her hands in the water)

Our friend Laurie

Kaeli playing Ball at the Beach

Kaeli Dressed for a Day Out! (Her own choices!)

Tacoma CNY

Our third CNY (out of 4!) celebration - at the North China Garden restaurant on 6th Avenue in Tacoma. This was with the Tacoma Families with Children from Asia group that is managed by Jennifer, the mother of Elena who is in the first picture with Kaeli. The two of them went to Arcadia Montessori School together when we first moved to "Coma".

Then there is a group picture of most of the 40 children who came to celebrate. Our group had the run of the restaurant from 4m to 7pm, and the kids sure did run!


This is Kaeli and her new friend Isabelle. Isabelle was sitting by herself and Kaeli noticed. Kaeli went over and took Isabelle by the hand and they walked and ran together with the other girls and Isabelle was able to really enjoy herself. Kaeli took good care of her new friend and made sure she had a good time, too. (They sat together in a chair for the group picture above.)