My Maki @ Morimoto

My Daddy’s kinda of addicted to toro. Not just any toro, but otoro.

The addiction started after Daddy had the best otoro at Morimoto in Napa, California. Ever since then, finding even better otoro has been a mission.

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Thanks to Aunt Holly, we had reservations at the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia this past Saturday. After Uncle Wade worked overnight at the hospital, Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Wade and I drove to Philadelphia to spend some time with Aunt Holly, Uncle Dedo, and Aunt Ellie (the highlight of my day) and to eat at Morimoto’s otoro (the highlight of Daddy’s day).

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At Morimoto, I ate a two-course dinner consisting of:

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1. Vegetarian maki (yes, I ate all 5 pieces!)

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2. Orange slices (which were actually cocktail garnishes, but Mommy & Aunt Holly were brazen enough to ask for more orange for me!)

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After eating, I fell asleep in the stroller while everyone else completed their 8-course dinner. Mommy & Daddy were grateful for the peace and quiet just like they were when I fell asleep during dinner at Morimoto’s in Napa.

The Best Museums for Free!

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Mommy & Daddy are feeling more and more lucky that we live in the D.C. area and have infinite exposure and opportunity to visit all of the museums in D.C. The best part? It’s all for FREE!

A few weeks ago, Mommy and Daddy took me to the Museum of Natural History again. It was great because Mommy was able to come with us and enjoy the free museums of D.C. It had been probably 10+ years since Mommy has gone into the Museum of Natural History so everything seemed like it had been renovated.

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The cool thing we discovered is that there are impromptu lessons about natural history given by museum curators geared towards kids. The curators have a cart of their “supplies” and just position themselves in the walkways of the exhibits and will start teaching anyone about their subject. I surprised Mommy because I actually listened to one of the curators talk for about 15 minutes about using clues in skulls to determine how a vertebrae walks. Mommy was happy I could focus for that long.

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We also visit a “Discovery Room” for kids where there are items for kids to explore. This is where I met an alligator up close.

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I also discovered other cool things such as bear feet and an skeleton.

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