Alton commented that one of his friends doesn’t always get along with his sister. “[friend’s name] doesn’t always like his sister. He only likes her 10%, maybe 12%. Well, maybe he likes her 50%.” “Well,” said Shaynee, “people that live together sometimes don’t always get along all of the time.” “Well I like Nikola…” (mom …

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Where to go for a sandwich these days? The Baguette Box has closed their store in Fremont. They still have their Capitol Hill store, but that is a long way to go to get fries and a drunken chicken sandwich. La Barriga Llena has also closed (and replaced by another taquería that makes a decidedly …

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Nikola’s jellyfish: 1x clear umbrella. 8x strips of bubble wrap, partially popped. 32x blue glow sticks ($12/100-ct on Amazon!). 2x blue optic fiber glowing hair clips. 1x white leotard. 1 pair silvery boots. Alton’s costume: 1x Clone trooper. Alterations to the waist, legs. At the Arc School Halloween Bash, Nikola’s jellyfish won first prize in …

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Nikola and Monse visit The Farm. Our sunflowers still think that it is summer. Still sending up blooms. Visiting Craven Farms. Shaynee loves to decorate the house. Shaynee loves to decorate the house at Halloween.

Alton gets a sliver of fame during the Great Washington Shakeout on Thursday when the Seattle Times was at West Woodland Elementary to photograph the kids practicing for the next natural disaster.

Gung gung writes: Forgot to mention an event during our last visit when we hung out with Alton. He dropped a washed grape on the kitchen floor. I said, “Quick pick it up – 10 second rule.” He said, “No, 10-seconds does not apply, there are no limits in this house.” This was so precious …

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Alton and I met some friends at BrickCon 2013. Half of the soccer team was there (Brodie & Mike and Frankie & Joe were there as well, as well as Sienna, who was off at the open-building tables). This is an annual Lego extravaganza at the Seattle Center for brick building enthusiasts to meet and …

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Here is a sampling of what is playing on the “Kids’ Faves” playlist. Alton and Nikola vote up songs that they like to hear, which is what often gets played in the car, in their room, in the basement, etc… “I’m a believer” – from the “Shrek” soundtrack “The cat with 2 heads!” – The …

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The kids went to open gym day at the Seattle Gymnastics Academy in celebration of National Gymnastics Day (who knew there was a national gymnastics day?). Nikola (and her friend Anna A. from Brownies) went a-romping on the obstacle course that coaches had created. Alton opted out at the last moment, even though some of …

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Grandma S brought Alton this nifty treasure box, and buried it in the yard for him to find via treasure map. Inside was a tiny Nanoblock kit, Castle Neuschwanstein. Being a Lego-like variant, the kids were pretty obsessed with putting it together. True to its name, the parts were very very nano. But Nikola enjoyed …

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