Video Bday Party

Video of the birthday party at the Seattle Children's Museum! Toddlers rock!

Video Sisters

Video of the LittleBits just being sisters. This song is the same song that their Mother and Aunt and I used to dance around to. Fond memories! It's pretty awesome to watch these two little ones start their own awesome memories. May we always remember to stomp in the mud puddles ...

PS. Several experiments show that you probably aren't going to be able to view the video from any kind of cell phone : (  

Video Pacific Northwest

Beautiful images of the Pacific Northwest to some awesome Celtic music! ("The Heather, She Grows ... Elyra Campbell") Photographer is of course Crystal Craig. I put this together for our family in North Carolina so they can see some of the beautiful reasons we choose to live on the West Coast. 

(And only because people keep asking ... High quality images from video may be purchased at: http://www.dreamstime.com/Crystalcraig_info )

If you are having trouble viewing the video from your cellphone ... it's probably because I can't figure out how to save, upload or configure the video for mobile devices yet. Still working on it : (

Video ChitterChatter

LittleBit ChitterChatter video! A creative compilation of Aya and Nya performing toddler speak.

Video Home Sweet Home

My Pops requested that I put together some West Coast video to show our family in North Carolina. Dad and I have a Big Trip coming up in April and we're really looking forward to seeing everyone! This one is all about the HippieShack ... my and Steve's little space in the woods of Port Townsend. (You might not be able to view this from your phone)

SuperMoon Party

On Saturday, March 19th, the moon was closer to earth than it has been in 18 years. Did we really need this good reason to get together with friends and celebrate? Not really ... but we did anyway. And we had a blast! Thanks to Scout and Sheila for hosting a wonderful get together!

Oh, and by the way ... Sheila is having her cookbook printed soon! Anyone that wants to purchase a copy of this amazing collection of original organic recipes inspired by the local northwest garden, please let me know and I can hook you up! 

Belltown to Market

After the LittleBit birthday party, Steve, Amanda and I bolted for the Market. It's always an interesting jaunt through Belltown where Amanda once dormed when she was a student at the Seattle Art Institute. I think the building was recently condemned (no fault of Amanda's of course).

I have great memories of hiding out in Seattle's Pike Place Market. It's one of the most diverse hubs you'll find in the Pacific Northwest Region. The smell of king crab legs and fresh cut lavender mix wildly with baked strawberry-rhubarb piroshky ... the guttural tones of fish mongers and seagulls rise in harmony to the ebb and flow of the of local vendors and world travelers. Street musicians, university students, cruise couples ... cobblestones, ornamental iron, stained glass ... organic ginger, beeswax candles, tie-dyed aprons ... gotta have a fresh made doughnut and rice paper candy!

Steve, Amanda and I were able to stop in at the Pike Place Bar & Grill to share a fanfare of steamed Vanila clams, crispy calamari, asiago parmesan spinach dip and baked potato skins. We had to be rolled onto the ferry to get home!

LittleBit Birthday Party

Another year whooshed by! Ayana is now 3 and Naiara is 2, less than a year apart; Irish Twins they call that! (maybe because only Irish women are crazy enough to space them that close together?)

Amanda drove up from Coos Bay Oregon to join Steve and I for the girl's birthday party. The three of us jumped on the Bainbridge Ferry and were treated to a non-rainy day view of beautiful Downtown Seattle! I stood on the bow of the boat and took as many beautiful captures as my frozen fingers would allow. Sunny, but still frigid (the weather).

Then we attempted to hail a taxi from the ferry dock and ended up in a stretch Limo ... I kid you not! That's right, we have style!

The Seattle Children's Museum (downstairs of the Seattle Center House next door to the Space Needle) is one of the greatest venues for hosting a LittleBit birthday party! This year Renee' booked the "Undersea Room" with an amazing assortment of hand painted mermaids, sea turtles, fish and kelp decorating the walls. Aya was excited to see the Castle on the wall (lighthouse)!

I followed the LittleBits around as they ventured through the theme rooms. Starting at the grocery store, then to the bus depot, and off to the construction site ...

Several of the children showed up before the party to take advantage of quality room time. As the day wears on, the rooms get rather crowded with children and the toys tend to wander out of their originating theme rooms.

Eventually, the pizza and fruit were served up and more friends and family flowed into the room until there was nothing but chaos. Seriously, a two-and-three year old birthday party emits sounds, sights and smells that are distinctively unique.

Then came the most important part of the party ... Cake time!

And presents ...

Then we planned our escape. Out the back door ... Leaving the mess and chaos to the youngsters. Heh, I love saying that!  Until next year!!!