July 4th at Seattle

Our dear Seattle buddies invited us over for the long weekend, so we packed the little munchkin and his paraphernalia into the car and took off due North. He was really good during the 3 hour drive - we stopped once for a feed and a change of attire (for him, not us), and he either slept or gazed lovingly out the window at the Washington scenery. Things look promising for future expeditions.

We got to meet one of our primary reasons for the trip, little Miss Anika - just 10 days younger than Yo. She's a super cute bundle - loves to chatter away, especially with her uncle Sid. When the babies were 'introduced' to each other, she stared in fascination at him. He, on the other hand, played the nonchalant, carefree gentleman-walking-down-a-cobbled-street-type, and kept looking at everything else in the room, with just an occasional glance at the cute girl in front of him. I'm sure this type of behavior will change in just a little while :)

We had a super time in Seattle - well-behaved babies, great company, excellent food, an evening with the Wii, and a nail-biting Wimbledon final - what more could one ask from a weekend vacation! We ate like it was going out of style - from Pakistani restaurants and breakfast buffets to Indian-style pizzas to bbqs and delicious home-cooked meals, we got stuffed at every opportunity. We were taken care of in grand style, I must say - thanks so much, guys!!

And of course, such moments need to be captured on film - or some such medium. Here we go.