Seattle

May 1-4

We have been talking with our good friends, Matt and RaShae Tillotson for about a year that we need to plan a trip together.  We finally made it happen and planned a last minute quick trip to Seattle.  We stayed in a townhouse on capital hill and had such a fun time.  Asher did great and just tagged along with us wherever we went.  (And we were very grateful to Matt and Shae for keeping him so entertained.) We enjoyed so much good food and a lot of exploring outdoors.  

We walked along Alki Beach, skipped rocks, and Marcus and Asher dipped the tips of their toes in the cold water.

Beautiful, beautiful view from Gas Works Park.

We rented canoes and spent a couple of hours on Lake Washington.  We saw turtles and herons and paddled through a beautiful arboretum.  Asher was thrilled to be in the canoe and loved that he got to paddle with his own yellow paddle.  He was so adorable, and after awhile he fell fast asleep.  He slept for about an hour until it started to downpour.  It was kind of a rude awakening for him, but we were able to wait it out under some bridges until it slowed down.

We drove out to Snoqualmie Falls.  The falls were huge and so beautiful.  (It was sunny and misty here...a little hard to keep our eyes open.)

We got delicious sea food at the Crab Pot.  Asher was so curious about the shrimp (with their beady little eyes and legs still on and why we were hammering our food.  He did not want to try any of it and was happy eating his noodles. 

We rode the big ferris wheel that went out over the ocean.  The boys would probably say that it wasn't worth our money, but I thought it was fun (and really kind of scary) and Asher liked it too.  

Afterwards we walked around in the rain for awhile.  It was getting dark and raining pretty hard.  Matt encouraged Asher to run around and jump in the puddles and although he ended up soaked from head to toe, he was in absolute heaven.  If you ask him what his favorite part of the trip was, it was jumping in puddles.  

Beautiful walks and views from Discovery Park.  We could have spent lots more time here, especially if it wasn't so rainy.  

One last visit to Pikes Place before we had to go to the airport.  

Until next time, Seattle!