6/30/2016

Seattle 2016


It will take me more time to get all of my pix and captions done!!!!


Day 1: arrive 1400.
To El Charro with Maria and Jamie families
Girls went w/ family to see Audrey in church show
Day 2: surprise party at 1400
Day 3: visit to Maria's, see mom's new house, graffiti park & zipline park, lake wilderness - kids swimming /Jaylee paddle boarding, cook out at Becca's
Day 4: Seahawk shopping (just us) then spaghetti at Mom's
Day 5: downtown Seattle via train, stadium, red robin, boat & miles of walking. 
Day 6: hike Mt Raineer, girls sleep at Becca's, Brody sleep with us
Day 7: Jason & Jenn to Seattle. The Sheraton. Cheesecake Factory. Mariners Game. El Gaucho w/ Boshart & Mike Mallaugh.
Day 8: Pikes Place Market. Shopping w/ Grandma & Maria. XBOX at Maria's. Sonic with Mendenhalls.
Day 9: slept through church (whoops).  I took Jack to get a real jersey. James' and Brian's kids came to play at evening.
Day 10: Fourth of July & family photos at Maria's (Air soft, motor bikes, fireworks)
Day 11: Enchanted Village w/ Brian's family. Greek Spaghetti with Mom & Dad. 
Day 12: 0630 plane  :(

Airsoft highlight...
JB: "I will NEVER surrender!"  Then she shot and killed Uncle Eric. 

Away we go...

We landed!! Jack did not sleep a wink on the 6 hour flight. 

El Charro!!
It was like the boys had known each other all along!

Recreating their 2 year old photo...

Surprise!!

The kids jumping off rocks like Jason did when he was younger.

Playing in Grandpa's garden

Mama riding her first Zipline

Graffiti... My girls are rule breakers!!


Lake Wilderness: swimming, jumping & paddle boarding




Blake and Tommy were so fun wrestling with my boys... All THREE of my boys!

Jennibelle & Blake hit it off!!



The boys were beat... Every night!

Helium singing:)

Everyone LOVES Grandma's piano!!

Mornings were spent hanging out at the house

Seahawk Store!!!

Lock picking fun...

The boys played with Trios blocks, making all sorts of guns.  The also loved all the Star War toys!

Both girls learned how to play chess.  Jason & Ryan really hit it off, as well.


Jimmy's treasure from the Seahawk store... He loved "baby" the moment he spotted it.

Century Link!!



Jimmy was devastated that we didn't meet any Seahawks!! 

"Let us in!"

Light rail to Seattle

Water taxi to a beach in West Seattle









Jimmy fell asleep after crying at the stadium. Jason carried him around all day. He slept through lunch and a boat ride!










We drove 2 hours to Opanaquash camp ground, up somewhere on Mt Raineer. We hiked 1.3 miles each way to a huge waterfall.  The kids loved playing on the rocks.  I was a nervous wreck (surprise!)
Half way there, we stopped for a photo op...



Warm springs!!







And Jimmy was out, again.

Sleepover!  These two quickly became BFFs!


The view from our Sheraton hotel...

This is a bad picture, but I never want to forget my burrito from Cheesecake Factory... Absolutely delicious!!!

Jason dancing at The Mariners

El Gaucho.  

Our $50 on-the-house filet mignon appetizer.  Mm mm good.


We got to Pikes Place in the morning but my eyes were so swollen b/c of all the crying.  We finally had the "talk" to get out of our yearly rut.

The Jason got to shoot me with an Airsoft gun... Ouch!

Shopping with the girls...

These two... Two peas in a pod

4 bying through the woods, mud & hills (did I spell that right?)

Sonic 1/2 price milkshakes

This was BEFORE we went into the huge mall to find Jack a Seahawk jersey




Fourth of July....


Our trek to the family photo spot




Jimmy loved the wild berries



Air Soft!!
Jenni was the president of her team... Instead of surrendering to Uncle Eric, she popped up out of her hiding spot, shot him in the chest, while yelling "I will never surrender!!"  Then took off running through the woods... Even after both of her sneakers fell off in the mud!!!
Jason was SO PROUD.




The zip line was a hit!




Motorbikes again!
I even got a turn:)





The girls slept in until 11 everyday!
The boys woke at 6 am the first 2 days, just to play with the Star Wars toys!  
Then they started sleeping in late too.


Enchanted Village... 




The my looked magical... The pic does not do it justice!!!
So sad to go...


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