It's beginning to look like spring

A little bit of this and a little bit of that..

Rainy day! A walk in the rain. 

Playing on the stairs at church. My favorite part about this picture is the lit up ears! :) The Alberts family would be so proud! 

A day at the park! This girl loves to swing! 

Cute cute cute! 

Walking around Capitol Hill. For all you who are not Seattle natives, these homes are incredible! Not to mention the view. We stumbled across this beauty! Big white pillars, wrap-around porch, closed gate, and lions to boot....Cameron's dream house! :) We had to take a picture for him!

Celebrating PI Day with our fabulous friends! There is a cute little Pie store over in the Fremont area where we stuffed ourselves with key lime, strawberry rubard, pesto mac and cheese, beef stroganof, peanut butter moose, and triple berry pies. 

Cameron has been our ward choir director here for over two years now. We have some regular junior choir members that attend weekly! Each part covered! 

The big 50! Happy birthday LaLa! So happy we were able to celebrate with you! Here is the cake Cameron and I created together for the big celebration! We spent the weekend visiting Grandpa Garner as well for his birthday, bowling with family and of course lots of yummy food. 

The cherry blossoms are kind of a "landmark" here this time of year. Some of the streets are completely littered with them on both sides. They are stunning! 

Playgroup at the Botanical Gardens. Cute kiddos! 

Free day at "Paint the Town", a local ceramic shop. 

I have been able to be part of a book group for the last several months. It has been so great! And I love having a deadline to finish a book...makes me make time to sit down and read, which I love. This last book we read is called "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet".  It was a great read! And it is based off of real events during the World War II era right here in Seattle. We went for a group field trip downtown to Chinatown and what used to be old Japantown; Kobe park, herbal tea at the Panama Hotel, Canton Alley, Union State and delicious Chinese food. The Panama Hotel's basement is still filled with suit cases and personal belongings that belonged to the many Japanese families that were pushed out of their homes during World War II. I can't imagine the stories that basement can tell. 

Best buds on the bus ride downtown.