Monday, May 3, 2010

Seattle Trip

My cousin got married this past weekend in Seattle and we were able to find SUPER CHEAP tickets to fly out there.... So Stephen, Gracie, Myself, Aimee and Marina flew up to Seattle and met all the rest of my sisters, mom and dad and a whole bunch of other family and had a awesome time!!!!! We also met a dear family friend Ruth Larson and her boyfriend James and they took us around the city a little bit. Space Needle, Pikes Market, the Mariners stadium as well as Seahawks... it was a great time.
Grace was FANTASTIC! Both ways on the plane she barely cried, and when she got a little fussy we just passed her around the 4 of us. She crawled up a storm when we got to my grandparents house and loved, loved, loved having an average of 20 people around her! She soaked up the spotlight for sure. With fewer naps and shorter nights, she still managed to be happy and just so fun for everyone!
We were able to see my grandaddy again, probably for the last time, it was so important for me for him to meet Stephen, which he did, though he can't hear and can't talk, at least they were able to shake hands. My great auntie Beth was there too, my grandaddy's sister who came from Florida, cousins and 2nd cousins from LA to D.C came, he was pretty much a family reunion and just a special time for us all to be together, days with my grandparents are numbered, and I just want to soak it all in!

Here are Me, Stephen, Grace, Becky, Jon, Marina, Ruth and James at the top of the Space Needle.
Marina at the famous Pikes Market, (where they throw the fish) watch video at the end)
Stephen and I at the top of the needle. ( we are making a valiant effort to take pictures of just us, 99% of all pictures are centered around the wee one)

Aimee and Marina
The needle from afar
Playing in the scuptures
Stephen and Marina on the Golden Pig at Pikes Market. (they are new found best friends and had a great time together on this trip... my heart melts)
Aimee got volunteered to be a participant when they throw the fish... she is standing with a cup on her head, and they are trying to knock it off with a dead Salmon....