We traveled to the West side of the Cascades for 338 miles to visit our kids on Thursday the 4th of May. We met up with friends in Kirkland at La Corona on the way and the Mexican food theme began. Good time catching up a bit then we said Adios and headed to our kids home with a stop at Fred Meyer on the way. We had a nice quiet evening recuperating from our drive.
On Friday Laura drove us to Business Costco and regular Costco. Friday was Cinco de Mayo and we met up with our other Westside kids and we all enjoyed a meal at Viva Jalisco.
Saturday morning we baked up some Lemon Scones to enjoy while watching some of the Coronation. Laura pulled out a puzzle for us to work on over the course of the day.
The girls enjoyed a dry spell in the morning at Pickin’ at the Barn in Monroe. A market of all things vintage, antique and artisan. We all made some purchases. On the way home from the market we stopped at The Maltby Cafe and Laura and I split Huevos Rancheros. Another day of enjoying the Mexican theme. Saturday afternoon we worked on the puzzle before we headed out to an early Mother’s Day meal at Feast and Fire in Edmonds.
I had the Osso Buco (Pork) which was fall off the bone delicious. The others enjoyed Halibut and pasta dishes.
You can see the Edmonds/Kingston Ferry loading at the dock if you squint.
After a stop at the waterfront in Edmonds we went back to Josh and Laura’s. I opened up some sweet Mother’s day gifts and we continued watching some of the Coronation while finishing up the puzzle.
On Sunday we went to Josh and Laura’s church and were encouraged by an amazing sermon by a visiting Pastor from Southern California. “God’s mercy is God’s goodness to us despite our sin.” What a blessing that was along with Communion. We also ran into friends from our former churches there. An extra sweet encouragement to see and talk to them.
We packed up the car and headed back to Colville after church with Laura as our passenger. Laura traveled back with us so that she could be in town for Addy’s Piano Recital Monday evening. We stopped in Cle Elum for a fill up of gasoline and lunch at El Corporal…if you guessed Mexican food, you guessed correctly! That’s why the title of this post is cuatro, cinco, seis and siete because I enjoyed Mexican food on the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th of May! After lunch Laura took the wheel and drove for a couple hours and then we switched back to me for the ride into Spokane. Dear drove from Spokane to Colville. We dropped Laura off at Dan and Jamie’s and it was a great surprise for Addy and JJ who had no idea Auntie Lolo was coming to stay a couple nights with them.
I think they are thrilled to have Auntie Lolo in town!
Thankful for a wonderful weekend from beginning to end.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Ellen – it is such a joy, always, to see your family photos. You all look so happy! I know you love Mexican food, and this post is certainly the proof of the pudding! I am a little sad that I did not get to watch any of the Coronation – just too busy getting ready for our trip. Maybe I can find some re-runs once we get to the UK and we can catch our breath! Thanks for visiting my blog, and an early Happy Mother’s Day to you!
Love how you love Mexican food! Looks like you had a wonderful trip and family time. Must be that time of year for piano recitals … we just had one too – so proud!
All those smiles are so much fun! Cheers to your Mexican culinary delights!
You made some truly wonderful memories with your loved ones. You have such a lovely and close knit family Ellen. It’s a joy to behold. You certainly made the most of your time together. I will have to check out that market in Monroe. Playing catch up after returning from our visit to our daughter in Georgia I totally forgot about the Coronation. I did look up some clips on YouTube. I am not really a Charles fan but I did enjoy seeing William and Kate. They seem like such a sweet family. Take Care!
So much love to spread around!🤍