Denny and Emma were invited to a CNY celebration with some friends in Davis County, and all of the kids were lined up (as near as possible) on a big couch for a photo op. Em loves that lens! They sure had a good time.
The following Saturday the three of us ventured out on the Trax to a city sponsored CNY event at the downtown library. Since it is located right off of a station, we decided to go rail. There is always the potential of a good blog story when you mingle with fellow Trax trekkers. To get to the library, we had to make one quick train change by Gallivan Plaza, so we took advantage and slipped into a place Denny and I frequented when we lived downtown a few years ago. It is called Lamb's Grill and has been around for over 100 years. Good old fashioned service and food, and it feels homey just to walk inside. Emma was hungry and actually ate some food prior to entering "toddler mode."
It's nice to go out once in a while to a nice place as Em gets a little older. She seemed to enjoy herself. But once the camera came out, she had to take a few shots of her own. The most notable
is the one above, when she slipped under the table for a self portrait. The waitress came over and mentioned she noticed some flashes coming from underneath the linen-covered table. At least she was quiet, and wasn't running all over the place. All in all, it was a great experience.
We caught the next train for the library and picked our way through the diverse gathering of humanity that hangs out at a public library. Is it me, or has public access to the internet in libraries drawn creepier dudes out of the shallow end of the gene pool?
It's nice to go out once in a while to a nice place as Em gets a little older. She seemed to enjoy herself. But once the camera came out, she had to take a few shots of her own. The most notable
is the one above, when she slipped under the table for a self portrait. The waitress came over and mentioned she noticed some flashes coming from underneath the linen-covered table. At least she was quiet, and wasn't running all over the place. All in all, it was a great experience.
We caught the next train for the library and picked our way through the diverse gathering of humanity that hangs out at a public library. Is it me, or has public access to the internet in libraries drawn creepier dudes out of the shallow end of the gene pool? Anywho, they had some fun things for kids to do, like make paper dragons, and Chinese character drawing as shown above. I believe he is writing "Bullwinkle is a dope," but I could be wrong. We hung out for a while until the party died down.
It was a fun afternoon. Whenever Emma gets on a train, somebody always offers her something. This day it was Milk Duds. I thought the only time anybody bought Milk Duds was Halloween. Crazy. OK then.
Here is Em waiting for the train back, showing off her handy work.
It was a fun afternoon. Whenever Emma gets on a train, somebody always offers her something. This day it was Milk Duds. I thought the only time anybody bought Milk Duds was Halloween. Crazy. OK then.
7 comments:
Milk Duds? I've not enoyed one of those since I was pre-cavities. Good to know they're still in production.
oh my gosh, Emma's picture of the underside of the table at Lamb's Restaurant is hilarious - some of those wads might have been placed there by Norm Bangerter when he was a little kid for all we know!
Great post - thanks for sharing.
Barbie
Good to have you blogging, Joe.
Still like your style.
Just what kind of uptown restaurant is it where the upscale patrons stick their gum under the table?
Gives a whole new meaning to
one of Emma's frequent requests:
"Gum, please."
Thanks for the great pictures.
Emma outsmiles them all!
"...slipped under the table for a self-portrait" - that is rich. I'm sure it made for an interesting shift for the waitress. Fort Vancouver library has homeless people hanging out in it now. And, although my heart goes out to them, yes, they are scary looking and you can smell them from 2 aisles over. I loved reading this!
It's probably best to not know what's under the table in 100+ year old restaurants.
Love Emma's cute smile in that first picture!
How fun! I didn't even know they did that downtown. The gum under the table is so funny. Reminded me not to look under the table. If I did I might not be able to eat.
Your Em is so cute. It was really nice to see you at the CNY party! This post makes me sad we missed the one at the library. Trax trip looks like a great idea:)
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