Thanksgiving in October 2005

It all started with a near trip to Canada . . . sort of. Grandmother and Grandfather came for a visit in October 2005. Since Seattle is only a couple of hours from the border, we thought it would be fun to take a peek at the other side. There was some reason why we didn't actually cross that day, but we did get a picture:

We made up for the lack of border crossing by celebrating Thanksgiving Canadian style, in October, since we wouldn't be seeing each other when the American version came around. Here's Grandmother with the yummy dinner she made for us:

It was a quick visit, but Grandmother and Grandfather made sure to see Puget Sound before they left. Mom is pretty sure these pictures were taken in part of the Golden Gardens area. Wherever it was, we enjoyed the visit.

Odds and ends from September 2005

Once again, most of the camera time for the month went to Amanda:

Mom made this little floral arrangement at a church activity:

The real life-changer for September, although we didn't really understand it at the time, was Amanda discovering shelves:

Just checking out The Chicago Manual of Style . . .

Which is, of course, a very serious thing . . .

 And which, of course, is not part of a larger rearrangement scheme.

Seriously, would a cute little face like this ever wreak havoc on Mom's decor? (The face, no, but the hands, yes. Very much yes.)

A Little House Tour

But first, a bit of Amanda footage, just because:

And now, on with the tour. Amanda's room:

Mom & Dad's room:

The bathroom, with decorative items we got on our honeymoon:

The kitchen and hypothetical dining area (our last place in Utah was too small for a table, and we didn't end up getting one while we were in Seattle, either; Amanda had a high chair, and the grownups were pretty good at eating on the couch without making messes): 

The living room (and Amanda!):

The Great Kayak Adventure of 2005

One of our all-time, most exciting Labor Day weekends came in 2005. That was the time when Dad got an invitation for all of us to go kayaking on Lake Washington. And, here we are:

August 2005

We had interesting adventures in Seattle during August 2005, including trips to the zoo and to Green Lake. However, the camera stayed pretty close to home, capturing little Amanda moments: