We discovered a new nearby beach tonight…and we will be back! Happiness.

Up the beach for bites, down to the water for dips.

Meryl extended her salon services tonight:)

When do they head to college again? I mean, it’s great they’re playing together. I mean, we’re in trouble:)

Bring on the probiotics! We’ll see how it tastes in five-ish days. Tomorrow’s project is to blanch, squeeze, and freeze Lola’s garden of kale into little balls for soups and sautees in the winter. Urban homesteading here we come.

Meryl was inspired by Scott sweeping leaves across the street and decided to sweep our sidewalk too. We’re now hoping that Scott starts a YouTube series with videos like making the bed and putting dishes in the dishwasher:)

Our favorite! What fun it is for her to talk to Meryl and play her requested song. We may have also told Meryl that Kelsey wrote back in the chat that she hopes Meryl eats her meat and vegetables tonight:)

We explored a new nearby park this morning! Utterly cool on the canal at the Ballard Locks, salmon fish ladder, and train bridge. And we saw it alllll happening, and even watched a sea lion eat salmon in the water. Just keep swimming, salmon!

Bonus park feature finale to boot!

So many secret passageways unlocked.