Aunt Elena!!

Rob's sister, Elena, came to visit us this week! It was such a special treat to get her all to ourselves (thank you Brooks family!). Jasper adores her and has been really, really missing her the past two days since she left. She arrived Monday and we had a little picnic lunch at Gasworks park

before heading home so that Jasper and Gid could nap. After naps, we took a short walk over to Fremont Peak Park


which was great until Jasper fell face first off this 3 foot ledge and scraped up his face and gums. Sad, sad. Those two year old tumbles can be so heart wrenching. Anyway, after FPP we picked Rob up at school and decided to dine at Fondi, which was delicious. Elena got picked up on BIG TIME by our waiter. He put his arm around her shoulders a couple of times, made a point of telling us that he had just broken up with his girlfriend, and gave her an enormous cookie as we were leaving! It was a VERY warm welcome to Seattle for Elena!


Tuesday, we drove up to the Tulip Festival. No words can describe the beauty of a sea of tulips. We decided to make an adventure out of the drive, and drove over to Whidbey Island and onto the ferry on the way home. It was really fun.









Wednesday, we went to the zoo. We pretty much saw everything there is to see. It was a little cold, but no rain which was a blessing.

goat

cows

turtles

flamingos

peacock

otter

grizzly bear

elephants

After the zoo and naps, we went to dinner at Blue C Sushi. Yum, yum! I LOVE Blue C. Elena was so brave and tried some things she hadn't ever eaten before. I think the reason I love this restaurant so much is because they have the conveyor belt sushi. It's so fun to see all the different types of sushi.


We really miss Aunt Elena. Jasper has asked about her the past two mornings, wondering why she's not sleeping on our hideabed anymore. She was so helpful with Jasper and Gid. It makes me wish we had family closer. You are welcome to come stay with us anytime you'd like, Elena!