Our time in Seattle (2013)

After our long drive to Grandma's and a good night sleep...

It was time to start our Washington fun!

On Friday mom and Grandma canned applesauce

Me and Cooper played all day with Cameron.

On Saturday we got to go on Grandpa Jones' boat 

and we watched big jets fly right over our heads.

On Monday, we went to the Ballard Locks.

We watched the boats move from the really high lake 

to the really low Puget sound.

(I didn't think it was all that cool)

Then we went down to the fish ladder and watched the fish swim.

They were really big. 

Cooper really liked them.

On Tuesday we went to "the beach"

Really it's a lake.

I showed Vicki my swimming skills.

Cooper just played in the sand.

On Wednesday, mom and grandma canned green beans.

And daddy finally got here!

On Thursday, we went to the zoo.

There were sharks there.

and birds you could feed.

We saw baby tigers, and elephants, and seals and walruses, and foxes,

and a polar bear, and penguins, and fish and it was a super cool zoo!

On Friday we went to my mom's uncle's bakery.

She visited with some of her mom's family.

Did you know that her great aunt is still alive?...she's 92.

We ate doughnuts for breakfast there...

Cooper really liked his maple bar.

Then we walked down to the beach.

and mom even took a silly picture.

"hi-ya"

After throwing rocks in the ocean and finding cool ninja sticks,

We found the troll under the bridge.

Cooper did NOT like the troll..

"Scarrrrry"

And then we went to Pike's Place Market.

And walked down by the water!

 It has been a very fun and busy week.

Tomorrow we get packed up and ready to go camping!

I can't wait!!!!

Banks Lake here we come!

A visit with mom's sisters...

Aunt Mandy and Aunt Vicki came to town.

On Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market

On Sunday we celebrated mom's birthday...a little late.

On Monday we went to the water park.

On Tuesday we went on a hike around Silver Lake.

And then everyone came to our house for dinner...

and smores...

and games...

And on Wednesday, we went to Park City.

and rode the chair lift...

and the Alpine Slide...

And the Alpine Coaster...

 And Thursday,

we all got in the car and drove to Seattle...

It was a LONG drive...

And now we are in Seattle and I get to play with Cameron!

We went to Seattle

Me and Cooper got to go with Mom to Seattle for 6 whole days.

I even got to miss 2 days of school.

Cooper was really excited to go on an airplane.

He even had his own seat because the plane was very empty.

We were doing really good playing and coloring and stuff.

And then the lady in front of me kept looking back at me and then she turned around and told me I needed to stop playing with my tray.

Mom got super mad...

we moved to another row where no one was sitting in front of me.

Before we came to Seattle the time got changed and Cooper started waking up early...

Then in Seattle he started waking up even earlier. 

Mom and Cooper watched lots of Elmo early in the mornings.

Our second night in Seattle, 

me and Cooper and Cameron got to have a sleepover 

with Grandpa Jones and Grandma Mim. 

We had SO much fun! 

It was Cooper's first sleepover and I think he did pretty good! 

While we were gone, mom went to a show!

When we came back from Grandpa and Grandma's, 

mom and her mom and sister's were having a boutique.

They had stuff all over grandma's house and people came and bought it.

On Sunday, we just hung out 'cause Cooper and I were sick.

He got the croup that I had last week and I had an ear infection in both ears.

Monday we spent lots of time in the car.

We went to a craft store and 2 see mom's 2 grandpa's and 1 grandma's graves.

I just ran around a lot and got yelled at by mom 

for jumping on all the gray bricks that were in the grass.

and then that night we went to the mall to see Grandpa Jones and Grandma Mim one more time.

We got to ride on the carousal...it was Cooper's first time and he loved it!

On Tuesday we flew back home.

Cooper was worn out from our busy trip.

I used my tray and the guy in front of me didn't get mad once!

Seattle...week 1

Last Friday we drove and drove and drove...

And I watched lots and lots of movies...

And after only asking about 10 times if we were there yet...

we made it to Grandma Bonnie's house in Seattle!

 On Saturday we went to Seattle and ate fish and chips.

and walked around.

and watched some guys throw a really big fish!

On Sunday we went to church and hung out at Grandma's.

On Monday, we had to take Dad back to the airport so he could go back to Utah for a little while. Then mom, and Mandy, and Vicki and Grandma dragged us around the mall.

On Tuesday we went to the beach.

We walked out on a really long pier and looked at jelly fish.

Then I searched and searched and collected and collected until I had a whole lot of shells.

Cooper mostly sat and tried to eat the rocks and sand.

 Until mom put him in the water...then he just wanted to sit in that.

On Wednesday Grandma, me, mom and Cooper went under the ground in Seattle.

After it was over I told mom that it was the coolest tour ever...but today I told her that it was not fun for me. Mom said it was great and that dad would really love it.

On Thursday we went to a park and played while mom visited with some friends she knew when she was a lot younger. Then they dragged us around another mall. 

I got a sliver...it was very tragic.

And today is Friday...and boy was it a fun day.

My Uncle Keith is in the Navy...he is going to work on a sub.

We drove a little long way to see him and some Navy stuff.

Before we looked at the Navy stuff we went and checked out some starfish.

Then we went on a tour of that big boat back there.

It's a battle ship.

 Cameron and I had so much fun exploring and exploring.

There were lots of rooms to go in to and ladders to climb.

It was SO COOL!

Then we met up with Uncle Keith, had lunch and went to another museum where you could see submarine stuff.

Mandy kept saying it was the best day ever...and I think so too!

Instead of driving all the way home...we got to go on a ferry boat.

And we rode it all the way back to Seattle!

We have had a really fun week in Seattle and we still have 2 more to go!

And just in case you are wondering how Cooper is doing with this traveling stuff...

check him out!

He loves to crawl all over grandma's house and play with his toys.

and when we are out places...he loves to crawl all over 

and entertain himself!

And me...well...I just love that I get to spend every day playing with Cameron!