Seattle Trip

The kids have been asking for years to go to a Mariners game in Seattle. It's not that I didn't want to take them, it's just that downtown Seattle and the M's have been crap holes for years. They finally talked me into it, and we planned a trip with Rissa Turd's family and Nick's. We stopped at the temple on our way through Bellevue and the kids watched Rissa's kids when they came through about an hour later. Despite the repeatedly stated plans, we didn't go to XXX Root Beer and burgers, but we did get Chick FilA on the way to the hotel from the temple.

Luca Baby was a big fan of the CFA fries.

We went to Southcenter and the kids were overwhelmed with all the stores and smells. Jens saw a Claire's and asked to re-pierce her ears. 

Right behind her in line was a 3 month-old baby

The food court was pretty popular with the kids. They each got to pick the restaurant that they wanted.

We met Nick at the mall and then all caught the train to Seattle Center

We jumped on the monorail, the boys loved the opportunities for Simpson's quotes

DeA and the kids really wanted to throw money away go to the observation deck of the Space Needle. We ended up bringing Cambri and Hadley with us. It made the waiting in line a little more adventurous. 

Imagine that it wasn't Seattle weather and that you can see the Olympics or Rainier. Stunning.

Being the fun aunt has a price.

The game was fun, the team did a good job of making the games more family friendly with a value food menu and $10 tickets. 

We had a little meltdown and left in the middle of the 8th, but the M's were up 6-0 on the Cheaters so at least we beat the rush to the train.