For spring break we packed up and flew to Seattle to spend it with Keith & Amy and the girls. We couldn't wait to tour Seattle, see their new house, help work on the chicken coop, celebrate birthdays and spend time together.
Monday
We got into Seattle around 10am. It ended up being a beautiful day to tour Seattle. We actually saw the sun!
First stop, the famous Pike Place Market.
It was fun to watch the guys throw the fish to each other.
And all the fresh bouquets of flowers were just beautiful ... check out the tulips.
Of course the food was amazing, chicken on a stick, and who could resist fresh doughnuts. Not us.
Then we went to the space needle. The girls had been talking about this and couldn't wait. I love how cool the space needle looks in the Seattle sky line. And the view from the top, priceless. I'm so glad it was a clear day, you could see for miles.
Next we headed over to the Seattle Aquarium.
That was awesome. The girls got to touch the star fish, watch the divers feed the fish and see the otters. Plus look at tank after tank of cool fish and amazing sea life.
Last we loaded up and took the ferry over to Bainbridge Island.
Tuesday
We took a trip to the beach where the girls looked for sea shells and sea glass. The guys got started on the chicken coop. And we celebrated Keith's birthday!
Wednesday
The guys took the girls swimming while Amy and I did a little shopping downtown. Dave drove up and spent the night, it was so nice to see him. We missed celebrating his 70th birthday with him and are so thankful he was able to come up.
Thursday
Amy and I took the girls out for lunch, the guys worked on the chicken coop (I wish I had taken a picture of it, it's so cute!) It'll be so nice to see chickens running around out there. Plus, not to mention, how nice it will be to have fresh eggs.
The girls and I, okay more like Anna and I, made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and Amy made a fabulous chicken and artichoke dinner.
Friday
Amy took us to a cute little candy shop, Bon Bon. We wanted to go to the beach at the end of their road but it rained hard all day. So, we just hung out waiting for the inevitable ... having to leave to go back home. The girls were so sad, Abigail and Ash wanted to move there, they said Melissa could just send our clothes and Jake to us.
The week was over in a blink. The girls loved playing with their cousins. Emily played 'horse jumping' with them (she'd build a course of different jumps and then they'd act like a horse and run and do the jumps) and she'd do their hair for them everyday, and Anna shared her toys and games with the girls, Ash loved her
Squinkies.
Thanks for having us, we loved that we got to spend spring break with you guys! We're counting down the months until we see you again!
