Calming Myself With Ivar's Comfort Food

Daddy is determined that we get out and have adventures even if we are going to have to be careful.  Bike rides seem great in principal but all of a sudden we needed to get lunch.  Fremont seemed like the logical destination but when we got off the Burke-Gilman Trail everything seemed set-up to remind me that we are in the midst of a Pandemic.

It was too much for me!  I just wanted to get back to something comforting that will always feel like home to me!  I'm not even 10, this is all very concerning for a child!

Oh the normalcy of the Ivar's Fish Bar and a warm bowl of Chowder even if we had to go to a secluded park as a precaution.  Thank you Mr. Haglund, you probably never expected in 2020 how important you seafood would be to a little Boy!

My Proposal To Ivar's

My parents are adamant that I go to college but honestly I think I could probably start my career now.  After all, I have already found something that I do really well and have a passion for . . . eating fish and chips at Ivar's.  It just seems natural that my life calling should be a spokestoddler for their organization.

Jared Fogle is paid millions by Subway and his only real talent is a willingness to eat there all the time.  Well, I have the same feeling about Ivar's AND I am just as svelte.

Through the years I have almost made it a requirement that Daddy take me there after every vigorous run at Gasworks Park.

Honestly, could you imagine a bigger advocate for this place.

Granted I do have a little trouble "Keeping Clam" sometimes.  Daddy has a bad habit of sometimes trying to steal some of my fish, today I had to actually physically grab it away from him and hold it in my hand as a precaution but I could work on that with an acting coach.

If you need any more incentive, like Ivar Haglund I have a very distinctive Scandinavian middle name that could very easily be reversed with my current last name for maximum marketing purposes!

I hope you guys at corporate aren't going to ignore this golden opportunity.  

-Jaxon

My First Moped Rally!

After a fun Morning of looking at Dinosaur remains we were headed to my favorite fish bar for lunch.  I didn't think the day could get any better.  Little did I know that Ivar's was the beginning of a rally, a Moped Army Rally!

Way exciting- forget my beloved Salmon and Chips, I knew where I wanted to be- the open road, Freedom Baby!

One of them encouraged me to go with them, but Daddy said I needed a helmet.  Sadly, I think even if I had remembered my helmet, I wouldn't have been tagging along with them.

Daddy would have just come up with a new excuse about why I couldn't hop on the back of a Moped with a complete stranger (Wearing a helmet shaped like Gonzo from the Muppets)

Even a lunch at Ivar's isn't going to stop this Toddler from showing his displeasure and pouting a bit.

-Jaxon

A Thoroughly Seattle Day

Daddy decided that it was time that he took me to Gas Works Park. Oh my did I have fun! Such a panorama of the city that is my hometown! And the run down the hill was wonderful also. Especially meeting a new friend, "Meeko". My only complaint is that some of the play equipment was more designed for Daddy to be climbing on than me. It wasn't particularly age appropriate for me yet. I still thought the barbed wire was a bit excessive though. I respect that this is play equipment for adults. I wont go climbing on it until I am older. After Daddy had a long talk with some tourists about the actual location of the Houseboat in "Sleepless in Seattle" we celebrated another Seattle institution when we visited our friend Ivar for some fish and chips. I know, I know, the sign told me to "Keep Clam" but it had been an active day and I was hungry! Ivar would have understood. Now if you thought the day couldn't have been more of a celebration of all things Seattle, Daddy read me The Wheedle on the Needle before my nap. Oh, did I mention it was lightly raining the entire day also! What a celebration of my town. -Jaxon