Seattle Vacation Day 1

We decided to get out of town for a little bit as a family during the summer before Ben started school.  So we headed off to Seattle.  It's not that far of a drive, my Uncle graciously let us stay with them so it made it a really easy and affordable place to get away for 3 days.  The boys were soooo excited and really, we were too.

We took off in the morning and our first stop was to visit my Grandmother, my dad's mom.  She had recently been moved to an assisted living facility after learning she had cancer and although she's doing well now, at the time we weren't sure how long she had.  It was great to see her, it had been since Benjamin was 6 months old since we'd seen her last time.

After we visited with Grandmother, we headed to downtown Seattle for the afternoon and evening.  We had plans to take the boys on a ferry ride, eat some Ivars and enjoy the fun vibe of being downtown.  There was lots of construction along the waterfront but we still had a blast.  The ferry ride was just long enough to keep the boys attention!

The boys loved throwing their remaining french fries to the seagulls after enjoying dinner outside at Ivars.  Someday when the boys wouldn't terrorize the other guests, we'll eat inside the nicer restaurant....hmmmm, yummy salmon and halibut :-)

We finished the fun day with a carousel ride for the boys and ice cream for us all.  Pretty much the best day ever for the boys.  What a wonderful first day!