mom and dad arrive

Mom and dad arrived via Amtrak on Thursday afternoon for a week-long Christmas visit. We have not been the best hosts -- things were so busy in December that we left a lot of the Christmas shopping and planning to the last minute. And then there is Seb's broken wrist, which is a bummer. And then I came down with a low-level flu/cold on Friday evening. However, we have persisted! and have had some very fun walks and adventures.

 

On Friday morning we wandered in Hoyt Arboretum for a couple of hours -- the redwood deck through the firs and cedars to the picnic shelter and then the holly loop.

We enjoyed lunch at Fish and Rice and then did some Christmas shopping at REI.

Seb heard of this funny game -- draw a square on the floor, put on a blindfold, and then do a high-knees march for a minute. See how far you get outside the square. Seb almost went down the stairs. I backed into the tree. Dad/Bompy veered left. Liesl stayed dead center in the square.

We played a few rounds of poker (Popo/mom swept the floor with all of us) and then Seb taught us a new card game called Presidents, which was pretty fun.

On Monday, we strolled in Forest Park, enjoying a respite from the rain.