august 6

we're packing as much into our last days in seattle as possible!  this morning i awoke at 6:00am to sounds coming from brooke's room.  i peeked my head in and found brooke and hanna happily playing together on the floor.  what fun for them to be able to wake up together and immediately start playing :)

brooke and i spent the afternoon in queen anne with hanna and anastasia.  it was my first time exploring queen anne since our house hunting trip!  we had a great lunch at makrina bakery, which makes the best bread i have ever tasted.  then we shopped along queen anne and made a quick stop at kerry park for gorgeous views of the city.  it was a great girls' day out.  it was also seafair, and it's so neat to drive across i-90 and see all of the boats in lake washington.

we arrived home only to have to quickly make an appetizer and rush back out again for our dinner club.  we've met so many great families through brooke's school, and we've become very good friends with several of the couples.  we always have a great time when we get together and so do all of the kids.  tonight was no exception.  we sure are going to miss the friends we have made here.