we took a long weekend & austin, ellery, cossette, me, & my giant chin zit all went to seattle!!! sadly i forgot my lovely camera at home. i did not stop complaining about that fact the whole time we were there. it meant that my phone was perma-attached to my hand & all my pics came out sub par. i'm still grieving.
stone's little bro derek is going to medical school in downtown seattle with his wifey kelli & their darling 2 year old boy jack. their location is awesome! we had such a great time and the weather could not possibly have been more ideal. flawless from the second we woke up and on.
we flew in eye level with mount rainier. GORGEOUS.
& ellery helped keep sister safe while we anticipated seeing...
this little guy!!! happy, athletic stud that woke us each morning with his impeccable siren calls. by far better than any rooster or alarm clock. :)
when we weren't out & about we were hanging around their place, eating all their food & being outside as much as possible.
the cousins got along super cute & jack-man was a very good sharer of all of his things. FYI i did not tell them to line up like this. they were playing a game where they each took turns taking pictures of the others with their hands up to their eyes & saying click. haha don't know where they learned that...
the first morning we ran out to gas works park which gave us this beautiful view of the whole city.
we chased geese, played soccer & threw the frisbee around the old, overgrown machinery.
the kiddles could have tossed pebbles into the water for days if we'd have let 'em.
haha we did a lot of jumping & chief & i started to get jack to warm up to us.
i just thought this was
darling
& this is always fun. i love asking strangers to take shots like this. guaranteed to get a hilarious, furrowed brow reaction. i like that we each have a kid, even if kelli's hasn't made her debut yet. :) we cannot wait for her to come!!
under a bridge close by they have 3 metal billy goat gruffs leading up to the creepiest, most gigantic troll under the overpass. kind of hilarious & super dirty. he even has an actual vw bug in his hand.
the next day we went downtown seattle! the waterfront really made me miss my own city by the bay.
the famous gum wall was obviously kinda nasty but pretty impressive at the same time.
"first off, you see gum on the street, leave it there. it's not free candy."
off to pike place market!! woot woot!
the sailors were a riot handling/juggling the fish. it really upset ellery & jack. haha we also went to beecher's & watched them make cheese & snacked on mac & cheese with martinelli's & fresh peaches. yuuuuum.
all the flowers were insane! especially the tulips! the top left is a hybrid tulip/peony. stunning. oh my heck maybe my favorite part of the whole trip.
the space needle!
we played in the international fountain in seattle center for hours. some of us got much wetter than others.
the fountain was all synced up with the music & so much fun. it would lull out & we'd run up to touch the dome. after a time or 2 ellery started warning us not to trust it. she was very nervous. "guys it's tricky, the waters are coming back!"
when we went to pick up our car from long term parking we had a little situation.
after the mr. changed the tire we were only supposed to go 50 mph on it. we pushed 70 & still weren't home until 2 in the morning. suuuper tired but worth it for a great weekend seeing family & touring the emerald city. if only my chin zit hadn't returned home with us. :(
7 comments:
hahah we've been tired, too. jack and i both took monster naps yesterday. GREAT POST!!!! I loved everything hahaha especially your elf quote tied to the gum wall. and I really like that picture of you pretending to shoot water out of your mouth at the fountain. very clever. and great point about us each holding a kid in the jumping picture. made me laugh. LOVE YOU and AUSTIN AND THE BEANS!! we can't even tell you thanks enough for coming. it was awesome and we miss you.
I was so excited to see some pictures of your trip! It warms my heart to see ya'll together! I didn't catch the elf quote, or the fountain shot. Good thing Kelli has a sharp mind and eye! I did catch the jumping with babies shot! Love it! Now it is my turn to come and see your new house!
fun fun time with fun fun pix. I'd say you did just fine with the cell phone. :)
fun fun time with fun fun pix. I'd say you did just fine with the cell phone. :)
Beautiful area! Brings back great memories of our visits over the years when we were in the Seattle Temple District. Our 10th Anniversary celebration with G&G Kelly visiting from GJ.
response to your comment on my blog:
hahaha i know, I have a feeling that pic is going to stay up there for awhile. It just goes so nice with our title. We'll have to do a redo when the baby is outside my belly. :) I will get you that picture as soon as I am motivated enough to upload my latest pics from my camera to my computer. i get lazy about that sometimes.
Very fun. How lucky we are to be able to travel so easily.
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