Jon's sister Sara lives in Washington. We have never been up there for a visit in the 5 years they have lived there. We decided since Olivia was getting baptized and it was summer time we should go for it. Too bad it is soooo far and we decided to do it in one day! We got stuck in a traffic jam for almost two hours because they were "blasting." It was kind of fun for the kids because we got to get out of the cars and go to the bathroom in the nearby forest and share treats with other cars.
BY the time we got there at 1:20 am we had been in the car for over 17 hours, whoo hoo. Plus, about 30 minutes before we got there Max threw up. The roads were really windy and he was asleep so he just woke up and blaaaah. It probably didn't help that we had been eating lots of treats in the car all day. We pulled off at a closed bbq restaurant that happened to have a hose with a nozzle in the front so we used it. We were all so tired by that point and the smell was NOT good. What an adventure. The next morning when we got to see how pretty Washington is and be with the Pinson family, it was all worth it.
The next day we drove into Seattle. THis is Maddie covering her nose as we go by the sea food. We went to the Public Market Center where we got to see men throwing huge frozen fish around.
Sara also showed us "Seattle's best kept secret." It is a wall of A.B.C. gum. Pretty gross but fascinating at the same time.
After that we drove to the Space Needle. It's huge. We didn't actually go in it because they charge a lot and we had a big group. Jon's sister Becca and her 3 kids, Grandma Marilyn, Sara with her 5 kids, and our family with our 4 kids. THey have a huge fountain at the Space Needle that was SO much fun. The kids played in it for a long time. I'm so glad we made the kids all line up for a picture. I usually don't want to take the trouble to get everyone's attention then have them get organized and pose for a picture, but it's necessary sometimes. The next day we got to go to Olivia's baptism. It was really nice and she was beautiful. We're so glad we went, it was a lot of fun and so good to see the Pinsons!!
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How fun, minus the throw-up and 17 hours in the car. WOW! Never heard of the ABC gum wall, gross, did you add to it?
I just read your comment about your Kamas cabin, too fun. Ours is at mile marker 2 by the fish hatchery, actually Samak, small world.
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