Mariko's First Trip to the Roof

We took Kyle to the roof of the White Owl for his birthday lunch. Mariko went with us, which was a great experience for her. There is a narrow, dark flight of stairs that leads to a door which opens to more stairs (metal with open back), then onto the open deck with lots of smells (BBQ cooking hamburgers and bratwursts). She hesitated on the second set of stairs and then ran right up them. Coming down the stairs took a little coaxing, but once she decided it was inevitable, she went right down them.

After our afternoon outing the girls decided Mariko needed a little pampering:

It turned out to be a pretty good day..