Washington Weekend!

This past weekend we hit the road! Peter's sister Anita lives in San Diego but was coming up to the Seattle area because her husband Nate had some business there. Since they hadn't met Benjamin yet we decided to make the drive up there for a weekend of fun! They generously let us stay in their hotel room for Thursday and Friday night and we had a great time. They had a really fun indoor pool so we took Benjamin swimming for the first time!

Don't I look studly in my suit?

All ready to go!!

Enough pictures already, let me SWIM!

Mommy loved taking her little boy bobbing through the water

What fun to play in the water with cousins Katie & Jack!

Jack insisted on holding Ben's hand....soooo sweet!

He even got to ride in the inflatable boat which he LOVED! He was so relaxed, he almost took a nap :-)



We went swimming twice, ate at the Olive Garden, and stayed up late catching up with each other (while eating cookies, ha!) It was so nice to see the Larmores again, we miss getting to see them more often!

Jack and Benjamin were so cute playing together, hitting the toys on the play mat!

Such lovable cuties!

Ben's cousins couldn't get enough of him! Katie kept saying "what a cute Benjamin" and Jack kept pointing and saying "Baby!" and wanted to be near him

Benjamin was SUCH a great baby all weekend. His sleeping schedule was a bit off since he took naps in the carseat most of the time but he was mostly a delight. Since we shared a hotel room, his playpen was out in the main living room of the hotel and I was worried at how he would do, but he fell asleep almost right away despite the noise, lights, etc. He was such a doll while he slept.

Saturday we headed to downtown Seattle and rode the ferry!

Beautiful cousin Katie....I can't believe she's already 3 1/2!!

Aunt Nita got me to fall asleep on ferry (I then slept through lunch at Ivars....if I'd only known what great salmon I was missing!!)

Ben doesn't look too happy in this pic, but he enjoyed being taken all around to explore with Daddy!

Klingler family in Seattle!

snuggles while taking in the sights

taking silly photos with Aunt April

Peter's parents came for most of the weekend too....yea for more grandma time!

After spending the afternoon downtown Seattle, we decided to stop by and visit some of April's side of the family who lives there. Benjamin hadn't met them yet and we knew they were anxious to see the little guy. It was soo good to see them, it had been a few years!

Meeting his great grandmother (April's dad's mom) She was sooo good with him and kept saying how cute he was. She snuggled with him and loved his smiles and eyes.

My Uncle Rob also got to meet little Ben. He really liked him and remembered when I (April) was that little!


We then went to visit my other Uncle John and his wife Aunt Michelle. They were so surprised we stopped by and it was great visiting with them. How fun for Ben to meet them!

As soon as my cousin Allison heard we were in town, she came home from her dinner with friends so she could meet Benjamin. She loves his baby blue eyes and has already offered to babysit! I had to make sure she didn't steal him and take him home with her :-)

All in all, it was a great weekend! We're glad to be home but look forward to seeing everyone again.