Friday, July 23, 2010

sEaTtLe

So visiting Seattle was nothing short of a.maz.ing.  Not only is it crazy cool in and of itself, but my sister and her fam live there too!  I hadn't seen her in a year, a YEAR!!!  So yeah... it was pretty awesome:) 

and the highlights...

Jaden met his Uncle Scott, Aunt Marianne, and his cousins (Logan and Jordynn) for the very first time.  They were great with him and he simply loved it. 

Logan rarely left Jaden's side and Jordynn is ALL about love.  She is not afraid to show the love either!:)  Look at her giving those big hugs to Jaden (upper left).  So cute!

Had a fantastic view of this baby (Mt. Rainier) from my sister's FRONT yard.  Umm... wow!

There is a lot to see in Seattle.  A lot.  So we had to check out at least a few of the main attractions.

This is the big troll man under the bridge.  Oh, and that's a Volkswagen bug in his hand.  Very random if you ask me.  It's called the Fremont Troll and is considered a beloved piece of artwork in the Fremont neighborhood. 

Had to see the Space Needle - a classic.  They took us to a great little place to get a view of the whole city and bay area.  Gorgeous!

Pike Place Market, of course!  We watched them toss a few fish around.  Stood in awe at the incredible amount of flower bouquets, the produce, jewelry, and other nick knacks for sale.

View of Puget Sound

Jaden loved all the fun things to look at.

We also celebrated Marianne's 25th birthday while we were there.  It was a lot of fun being part of her special day!  We made crepes for breakfast then went shopping and out to lunch at BJ's in the afternoon.  Best root beer ever!


That night, Scott planned and made a stellar dinner, we opened gifts, then had cake and ice cream!

The boys threw around the frisbee a bunch.

Jordynn is such a girly girl.  She LOVED wearing my bracelets and sunglasses all weekend.  Not to mention we had matching sandals!  She is just so darn cute!

This is a bunch of random pictues of the kiddlets.  I love the one of Jordynn playing with Jaden's baby toys.  She has his play phone in one hand, his bear in the other, and is using a Will Ferrell loofa as a purse on one arm.  Hilarious.

And this is how we got around all weekend.


We all fit in ONE car.  
3 car seats.  
4 adults.  
Awesome.


Great company.  Great weekend.  Thanks for having us!:)

3 comments:

audrey said...

how fun! is jaden close to walking?? that pic of him in the hat looking to the side is my favorite! love his expression! :)

Mom Moon said...

Okay, Seattle is gorgeous. I'm almost homesick for it. Actually, I'm thrilled that the Denneys are headed this way and we'll see them in a couple of days. Soooooooooooo
many darling pictures of everyone.
Thanks for sharing!!!! One of these days it will be fun to be with all of you at the same time . . . ahhhhh.

Scott and Jamie said...

Looks like you had a great trip! You were smart by posting messages along the way of your trip... I came back and had to take 3 days to post all the pics from our trip! Missed you, can't wait to fully "catch up"