In and Around Seattle

We headed up to the Seattle area along with Kevin, Chris and Carter. Again, they stayed downtown, and we headed to a small town outside the city, this time in the foothills of the Cascades. We were just a few miles from beautiful and impressive Snoqualmie Falls. We also took advantage of being near farmland to pick some strawberries together from a u-pick field and buy cherries by the road.

Roaming around Seattle, the kids got a kick out of the various decorated pigs and had to be photographed at every one we came across. One very big day, we rode the Duck boat in a land and water tour of the city and Lake Union. The girls favorite thing was waving out to people on the sidewalk. We visited the Experience Music Project (Gloria says "cool!") and the Science Fiction Museum (Gloria says, "a little scary"). The kids enjoyed some of the rides scattered in the shadow of the Space Needle, and then we all rode the Needle to the top.

We said goodbye to the guys and packed up to head for the coast. Gloria is ready for more beaches!