After we got back to Michigan, Connie showed me her wonderful new apartment.  

We saw this HUGE spider in the back yard. Tony threw a cricket at the web and the spider immediately grabbed it and wrapped it. 

John Kerry cares about fonts!

The New York Times: publishes this in their article about John Kerry's management style:

"His aides say ... in early 2003 .... he spent four weeks mulling the design of his campaign logo, consulting associates about what font it should use and whether it should include an American flag. (It does.)"

Mark and Amy are here with their baby boy, Jonah. Julia was the flower girl. 

I've been able to spend a lot of time with my brother and sister. 

I found a bumblebee in the back yard. 

Katie and Matt 

After breakfast, Connie took the kids to a playground. 

Katelyn and Cameron went swimming in the hotel pool. 

The cornfield behind the Pulokas house is in full bloom. 

The rehearsal dinner was held at a steak house where you cook everything yourself. 

Karla was very disappointed when she found out that Leah wasn't going to be here 

Nathan has been sleeping in Martha's room for a couple weeks now--in his sleeping bag. Last night he decided he'd rather go back to a real bed, so he hopped right in and this is how we found them in the morning. 

Nathan is studying martial arts, and like any endeavor that he enjoys, he takes it very seriously. We like the class because it's very strong on showing honor and respect to parents, teacher, country--all things Nathan needs to learn. 

Leah loves her new school! 

CitySearch Seattle's best pizza

I wonder if that place near Seward Park is on this list of Seattle's best pizza places

Burke Museum Event: Bug Blast

We visited the Burke Museum Bug Blast


Nathan got to touch a live tarantula.


Martha got her face painted.

Leah and I rode our bikes half an hour to the Starbucks on the south side of the island.

Walking tours on the Internet

NYTimes has an article on how to plan walking tours: " using the Internet.
They recommend Frommers.com, Travelandleisure.com, Fodors.com, and Concierge.com" as the best sites.

Nathan and I hiked through the Mercer Slough today. Look carefully and see the ducks in the background.