cute family act

Hanging out in "Seattle Square" -- Occidental Park in the heart of Pioneer Square.

The proud mom* of a hula-hooping girl (who was putting on a show for tips to pay for college) at Seattle Square said we were a "cute family act." I guess we were pretty entertaining. Ha!

First Sofi and Jamie played chess with the big chess board. A few people stood around watching. I guess they were impressed with Sofi being able to play (Jamie was coaching her.) Then Zara got into the act. Walking and dancing. There was a DJ blasting music right next to us. Zara danced and crawled/walked and stood. A handful of people took photos and video and she swayed and bobbed up and down to the music. Of course, I led the charge. Taking photos, that is. Again and Again by the Bird and The Bee was playing in the background. And a Flight of the Conchords song - "The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room."

*She actually wore a sign that said she was proud her daughter was putting herself through school. Wow! What a supportive mom :)

Looks like our house.

Then we had lunch. Ram and Rooster dumplings. While we waited for them to be cooked, Zara and Sofia played with the Legos spread out on a big mat. After lunch, Jamie spotted the hula-hooper. Sofia has been practicing and can do up to 20 turns, so she was keen to to watch the girl's tricks. Shyly, she did a few turns to the applause of the other little girls.

Jamie took this action shot.

Then we saw the bocce ball court and played. Not really following the rules just throwing the balls around.

Throwing the ball around.

Fun times. (Even Jamie had fun -- that's hard to pull off at a craft fair.) Oh yeah, did I mention it was a craft fair? Cute stuff. But a little pricey, especially considering how much I spent at Urban Craft Uprising a few months ago. I did pick up a couple of cute "vintage" children's book for Zara for a buck each.

I picked up an ABC book and Rudolph the Reindeer.

These were the shops that caught my eye and the owners/crafters were really friendly.

Lolabags.   Ilee Papergoods.    Tweet Toffee.     Adorable Seattle.     Slide Sideways.

And I'm glad they all have Etsy shops so I come back and do a little Christmas shopping.