wrightsville beach is only a short drive from wilmington. we didn’t have very much time and the weather was looking unpredictable, but luckily we managed to fit in a yummy mexican lunch and some beach time. my awesome fish taco. i need to learn how to make pickled onions… a picture of me taking a read more
for our last hurrah before summer vacation is officially over, we went on a short one-night roadtrip to wilmington, NC, a small city on the east coast of north carolina. we arrived in the afternoon and it was pretty hot and humid, so we quickly needed a break. we found this grocery store where we read more
this week we celebrated our seventh (!) wedding anniversary. having just taken advantage of free babysitting recently, we took R along on our dinner date to Campagnolo. seven years ago we would never have imagined that we would sitting there, the three of us… so very thankful for our little family. fried chick peas papardelle read more
our talented french-chef-in-the-making cousin elizabeth invited the entire family over for a home-cooked meal. we enjoyed amazing food while elizabeth and her helpers slaved away in the kitchen… thank you! the lobster bisque with puff pastry squid ink risotto with lobster and those were just the appetizers. there was also salmon, steak, duck, and then read more
we took advantage of another beautiful summer day in vancouver and decided to try biking the seawall around stanley park. since it’s probably been over a decade since i’ve ridden a bicycle, i was nervous i would wipe out so we opted to rent a tandem-bike while helen pulled R in a chariot. a bit read more
we just finished two weeks of swimming lessons at Aquaventures! it was a lot of fun and there was definitely improvement… bubbles thumbs up! first swimming ribbon!
summertime means night market time! we arrived at opening and headed straight for the main event: the food. waiting for the takoyaki to cook. takoyaki and grilled squid. the famous “rotato”! happy to say it lived up to its hype. ramen. grilled corn. busy. after dinner, a quick stroll through the tents. i finally found read more
after a week of rain, the sun finally came out. we spent the afternoon at kits beach, along with half the city it seemed. playground with a view. we ended up bumping into some friends, and spent the rest of the time digging in the sand. helping uncle jacob with the sandcastle.
