Washington Day 5 - Bellevue

We decided to explore downtown Bellevue with Rebecca & her girls & give GGma & GGpa some quiet time.

We found this Chihuly glass exhibit in a mall. The water fountain was nice...

but the chandelier was amazing.

The kids are looking at all the different glass squiggles.

We found this cute scooter outside a restaurant & of course everyone had to go for a ride.

Even Liv got near the scooter.

Back at home that evening we tried to line the kids up for a cousin photo. As you can see, it was impossible to get everyone looking at the same time, but they still were pretty cute.

Washington Day 4

We were getting ready for Rebecca & her girls to arrive at GGma & GGpa house. Adrienne wanted to help GGpa put the highchair together & clean it up for little Liv.

She really is a very good helper.

Washington day 3, Taking a ferry ride

Great Grandma Phipps needed to visit with her mother & usually took the ferry to get there. We all decided to go so we could see Great Great Grandma & take a ferry ride too.

One of the Ferry boats.

Great Grandma Phipps pointing out interesting things to the kids through the ferry window.

Exploring the boat.

Saying goodbye to Seattle as we sailed away.

It got a little breezy as we picked up speed.

My tour guide poiting out where she thinks we will be going.

Eli pretending to be a mountain.

My little reader stocking up on info about the area.

What part of snickers, m&m's, skittles etc. is actually healthy?

After we had a quick visit with GGGma Morsing we went to explore a nearby nursery while GGma Phipps visited a while longer. They had a lot of fish & water features that were fun for the kids to explore.

The kids are feeding the fish with Great Grandpa Phipps.

It's just so pretty!

We took ferry back home again. Hello Seattle!

My budding photgrapher took this photo of me.

Eli holding the Space Needle in his hand.

We decided to go to the park down the street once we got home & take advantage of the swings.

Adrienne pretending to be grumpy. Pretty convincing huh?

They found this neat thing that spins you around like crazy. I tried it & almost couldn't walk afterwards.

Adrienne LOVED it!

Washington day 2

We hit the ground running in Washington. Grandma & Grandpa Phipps took us to Seattle first thing.

The kids were so excited to see the Space Needle poking up into the sky.

Adrienne walking with Great Grandma Phipps.

We're getting closer!

The kids enjoying the view from the top of the Needle.


We found a "W".

The music museum below the Space Needle had very interesting architecture.

It's very cold here.

Aahhh. This is much better. A great view & a nice warm cup of cocoa.

Our summer trip to the west coast begins...Day 1

My very excited travellers.

Leaving Nashville behind.

Even excited travellers need a nap every once in a while.

Happy Father's Day

We were going to miss being with Tony for Father's Day this year so we decided to celebrate a little early. The kids picked out foods they thought Daddy would like to eat while we were away. Lots of chips & salsa.