We decided to call Santa and set up a visit a couple of weeks early. We planned to bust a move to Guatemala in the winter break. So, the night before opening the presents, Naomi and Simone dusted the floor with flour, hoping to capture a reindeer paw print or maybe a St Nick boot mark.
No prints.
It turns out flour becomes cement when left on the floor with an open window nearby.
It was a long night of last-minute wrapping and packing fueled by Santas cookies and milk!
It was dawn when Naomi and Simone woke up. They nudged me to look quick. The girls thought they saw Reindeer off to the left, headed toward Mt Rainier. “He came,” They squealed, “The cookies and milk are gone!”
Bleary-eyed but enjoying the crazy joy of energy that took on the task of liberating toys!
We decided to spend the rest of the day kicking around downtown Seattle. The ad-hoc plan was to hit the carousel, jet over to the toy shop, and probably count some Santas, but …we stumbled upon Do Ho Suh’s “Gate” at the Seattle Art Museum. Wow! Do Ho left us a gift! The girls want you to know that this is a must-see! What a powerful piece! Do not miss it! But if you do, …take a look below.