So when an opportunity presented itself for us to travel, I was all for it. None of us had ever been to Seattle so it was decided. Supposedly rains all the time there. Not convinced. We enjoyed sunny 60 degree weather the entire time we were there. Seriously, it maybe sprinkled for like 5 minutes the first night. So many moments that made this vacation. Washington, you've done good.
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-Tanner playing the drums on the plane tray only to have the guy in front angrily turn around to say, "Would you stop!" and then discover a baby behind him. He casually went from super angry to replying casually, "Oh a baby...(paused awkwardly)...how old is he?" He quickly turned around without waiting for a response. Thank goodness for the baby buffer.
-"You're baby's got swag." Just waiting at a crosswalk when the guy next to us looked at Atticus all chill in his stroller. He did a double look, whispered to his girlfriend and then leaned back and told us A had swag. If anyone is gonna say that about my son, that guy was all swag himself. So I believed him.
-Clam chowder and mac n' cheese. After a childhood incident (thanks Grandma H), clam chowder is just one of those things I cannot bring myself to eat ever again. Tanner had the chowder and I opted for Beechers cheese instead.
-Conversing with a couple from Newport Beach about Mormon temples and who the angel Moroni was.
-Being tourists to the max. Doing all the "typical" things one does in Seattle. Namely the gum wall, putting pennies in the pig, eating Piroshky Piroshky, pictures at Kerry Park, seeing the Fremont Troll, using the CityPass to get into all the museums, and watching the fish get tossed around.
-Sampling Theo's chocolates. We probably had at least 3 bars worth of free chocolate by the time we were done.
-Archie McPhees. This store has everything and nothing at all. Picked up some strawberry flavored gummy candy that looks like bacon and finger hands. That sums up what the store sold pretty accurately.
-Finding out we got to go up the Space Needle twice and being able to skip the huuuge wait that night since it was our second time up. It was the equivalent of walking past the grumpy looking line of people waiting to ride Indy at Disneyland while you flash your fast pass.
-Ordering one gyro to split only to realize we were both hungrier than we had thought so we ended up ordering a second one. To split, again.
-Every Sunday is a struggle to get A to nap in church. But when you put him in a stadium of 50,000+ screaming Sounders fans, fireworks, and drums he was out hard core. We are talking floppy arms and all.
-Never had I wanted a bouquet of fresh flowers more than walking through the market. Not only for the price but these bouquets were gorgeous. I had to stop my self multiple times knowing I wouldn't be able to take them home.
-Driving 40 minutes out to Snoqualimie Falls and then back again. Just because we could. Thanks for the recommendation from my aunt!
-Almost missing our flight home because (long story short) the employee was grumpy and wanted to bump us to a flight 4 hours later. We ran through the terminal to get to our gate (which had been closed moments before we got there). I felt like the scene in Home Alone.
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