Seattle Weekend

This weekend we climbed in our van with our friends Aric and Kristin and their son Noah and took a trip up to Seattle where we met Tim and Michele (who took a trip to Canada and were on their way down).  We SHOVED all three kids in the back seat and took off for our 3.5 hr trip north!!  The kids did GREAT!!

We got to Seattle a little before Tim and Michele arrived so we decided to see if we could find a little park for the kids to run around at after the long car ride.  The man at the hotel said there was a beach right down the rode so we decided to go!!!

WORLD'S SMALLEST BEACH!!

That was the beach!!  I was standing on one end taking the picture and you can see the other end in the picture!!!  It was so cute though!!!  It had a little playground and a little pier!  It was perfect for our little pint sized kids!!!

Mom and Dad (and Mark)- I couldn't resist!!  I think I'll have to get this blown up and framed!!

For those of you who haven't been in my parent's house (or have and have NO IDEA what I'm talking about), Mark (my cousin, Tim's brother, and the greatest photographer!) took a picture of my sister and I holding hands walking down a road.  I'm pretty sure it's still up in my parent's house!!

When Tim and Michele arrived we went down town to get something to eat before going to a Seattle Mariner's game, but little did we know there would be a 4 hr wait!!  Seriously!!!  It was 5pm and the restaurant told us it would be 9pm before they'd have a seat for us!!!  EVERYWHERE was like that!!  So we decided to go ahead to the game and just eat there....the prices actually weren't that bad.

Doesn't everyone look like they're having a BLAST!!

ps:  this WAS before the game started!!

Seattle in the background!!

The view of Seattle from the stadium!!

another view....as the sun is setting

The next day we got up and hit downtown Seattle!!  Our first stop....PIKE PLACE MARKET!!!

as  you can tell....it was a rainy day!!

Michele just LOVED the flowers!!

......YES!!!  This bouquet was only $10!!!!

The VERY FIRST Starbucks!!!

We had to get some coffee from the FIRST Starbucks!!

This is how Michele felt after going through the market!!

After getting some freshly FRIED fish and AWARD WINNING (every shop claimed this) Clam Chowder we headed down to the Space Needle and Pacific Science Center!!  I believe that was the kids favorite part!!!

Megan and Garrett lying in a dinosaur print!!

Haylee was AMAZED by the butterflies!!

They had this exhibit all about fears and one of the fears was the Fear of Falling!!  Well they had this thing you could get strapped into and it made you fall....well Garrett wanted to do it SO BAD, but there was a height requirement and a LONG line!!  We did the height thing and it was about an inch over so we told him there was a long line but he still INSISTED on doing it!!  He was SO patient and waited in line for about 25 minutes!!!  When it was finally his turn they did his height and said ok....but when they went to strap him in they said he was too small and it wasn't safe enough!!  I was SO bummed for him!!!  He took it really well though!!  He watched his cousin Megan do it and seemed ok.  BUMMER GARRETT!!!  I'm SO sorry!!!  Thank you for being such a big boy though!!