Heard Around The House

While Papa Jack and I were sitting together on the couch...

Jack: "Ella, was that a toot?"
Ella: "No, that was the couch"

Based on the riotous laughter from Mommy, Daddy, Nana and Papa that ensued, I guess I made a funny.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Yesterday Daddy dropped me off at Nana and Papa's for no specific reason other than they wanted to hang out with yours truly. With their parental duties on hold for roughly 24 hours, Mommy and Daddy put their free time to good use.

Daddy did another family photo shoot for the Abulhosn's that included the family of Lynn's sister and parents. Mommy laid low while resting her strained back before heading east with Laura Velkers to Joanna and Pete Bayron's North Bend home for some yummy dinner.

Today we geared up to head into Seattle to catch a puppet show performance of Jack and the Beanstalk at Crown Hill's Thistle Theatre. Here is the show's official blurb:

Based on an old English version of the story, simple Jack Spriggins trades his family's cow for five colored beans. His long suffering mother tosses the beans out the window where they magically grow as tall as the sky. An amazing adventure ensues when Jack climbs to the top of the beanstalk and becomes a slave to the Cyclops wife of the Fee-fi-fo-fum Giant. Struggling to feed her husband's enormous appetite the excitement continues as the wife also tries to protect Jack from the giant's wrath. A golden hen, a magic singing harp and even a green fairy and a fool add to the musical merriment.

Afterwards we headed to our house to have a celebratory bisteca dinner in recognition of Daddy's recent birthday. Nana and Papa gave daddy a hip set of cuff links by Pineapple Seed Jewelry and a Holga camera. It's going to be fun to see what Daddy does with a $25 toy camera and some medium format film.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today Daddy turns 34!! After being treated to a wonder Thai dinner over at the Smiths last night with lots of yummy bubbles and a personalized cake, he and I have a date together tonight at the Barking Dog for some beers and perhaps an appetizer of waffle fries while Mommy is doing her big annual holiday set-up for Starbucks. Last year she was out until 4:30am... Hopefully she make it home a bit sooner this year.

Here is my pretty, pretty dress I wore special for Daddy's birthday

Bee Movie

Today the family Beel met up with Campbell and Tia Smith at the Bay Theater in byootiful downtown Ballard to take in Bee Movie, the new animated feature starring Jery Seinfeld.

Mind you I don't really know who Jerry Seinfeld is, but Mommy and Daddy are pretty crazy about him and the movie was indeed quite funny. I drank sooo much soda during the movie that Daddy was convinced I was going to pee on him as I sat in his lap. Not so... This girl is doing good with the potty!

Afterwards we headed nextdoor to Zak's for some burgers and yuuuuummmy seasoned fries. Mommy and I split a shake while Daddy had to settle for a Diet Coke. Always fun to be hanging out with my pal Campbell.

Happy Halloween

I'm sooo looking forward to trick or treating at Nana and Papa's tonight. Daddy let me have two Starburst candies last night from my haul at the Zoo's Pumpkin Prowl that has definitely got me revved for MORE CANDY! Here are some shots from our Prowl:

The Peacock and Ballerina

A peacock and a ballerina walk into a bar. The bartender says we don't serve...

Between Campbell's mommy Tia and our family, we've got an annual shot of Campbell and I in our Halloween costumes. Not one to break from tradition, here is this years effort:

Happiness is...

Lounging around the house on a crisp fall Seattle day with Ray Lamontagne, Feist, Wilco and Vanessa Da Mata on the jukebox.