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Hadley, Lydia, and the frogs

We had a busy, but super fun weekend.  Allan and I kicked it off by waking up at 4:30am to do the Seattle Rock n’ Roll 1/2 marathon. Great (although somewhat poorly organized) race that started in Tukwila (city south of Seattle) and ended at Qwest Stadium in downtown.  There were bands every mile along the course and it seemed that every running friend I have was doing the race as well.  Allan and I ran together — me running faster than I would have liked and Allan probably running slower than he would have.  We turned in a quite respectable time and headed to breakfast, taking full advantage of having a baby-sitter for the morning.  At breakfast, we sat between people we recognized from the 1/2 marathon — on one side was a band from the race and on the other was a minister who was handing out water along the course.

The World Cup match was a nail-biter (H and L)

After naps all around and the heartbreak of the US losing to Ghana in the World Cup, we hit the yard to do some gardening.  Lydia started off by eating a shovel-full of dirt which ended her enthusiasm for the activity and she moved on to the sandbox and then to frogs.  We have plastic frogs in our back yard (they aren’t quite as tacky as they sound, although probably close) and the girls discovered they are light enough to be carried around.  They spent lots of time putting dirt on the frogs’ heads and then moving them from the garden to the steps and then back again.

Lydia moving frogs

Hadley giving her frog a pat

Saturday night Allan and I had an awesome dinner out with one of Allan’s friends and former colleague’s at Canlis, one of Seattle’s best restaurants.  Raaj is a regular at Canlis — to the point where he has his own seat at the bar, his own table, all the staff know him, and he has a wine glass with his initials.  Raaj is a great guy and ensured that we had an awesome first trip to Canlis, which definitely deserves its stellar reputation.  He sent us home with an adorable gift for the girls — a wheely-bug ride-on toy (plus two stuffed elephants).  They absolutely loved it, although wheely-bug is now in our bedroom taking a time out since they both loved it so much that several battles ensued.

Hadley, Lydia and Wheely-bug (before things got ugly)

Today, we headed to Allan’s cousin Vanessa’s to see her parents and another Aunt who were visiting Seattle.  The girls had a great time with their extended family and demonstrating how non-childproof Vanessa’s beautiful apartment is.

Vanessa and Tigger