"Seattle....Spring Break 2012"

We loaded up the kids and Louie and the girls and headed off to Seattle. (Sara had to work!). Weather started off a little iffy. Rain. Wind. Cold. We had a baby in a stroller so we weren't going to last too long in that kind of weather walking around. I forget that you have to PAY to park everywhere in Seattle. Hate that! Even when you park far away and walk........still have to pay! Oh well..........we wanted to take the kids down to Pike Street and show them the market. Experience downtown Seattle. And the Space Needle........

And the gum wall. We walked all over downtown. Thru the market. And then ventured down to the waterfront. It wasn't easy finding a way to get a stroller down. But we just carried it down some stairs and all was good.Even though the weather was questionable when we got there, it was packed! Rain doesn't slow down the tourists!

I love Pikes! So much to look at.

Nicole the "nanny".

We sure didn't get any crab this big when we went to the coast crabbing over the weekend!

The weather started to clear up! Saw some blue sky and it got a little warmer. So happy so we stayed out longer and walked around all afternoon. And most of the streets in Seattle are uphill! Or it seemed that they were all uphill! That's probably because of where we parked, and walked all the way down to the water front.........and then had to walk all the way back UP to the car! With all the kids and a baby stroller! Was fun tho...........

We walked down on the waterfront to look around and find somewhere to eat.

This is the only store I went into downtown. I spotted the green jadite in the window and had to pop in real quick and check it out. Way out of my price range! Really loved the cake stands. And didn't stay in the store for more than a few minutes because my group had 4 kids and 2 husbands. No exactly shopping compatible!

We ended up at the Crab Pot on the waterfront for dinner. Sara met us there after she got off work. It's like my shrimp boil that I cook in the summer! But mine is better. ha! Cool place though.

Everything looked cool at night. Was starting to rain again and the kids were getting tired. So after dinner we headed back to the base.

We headed for home on Thursday. Windy, rainy, cold and dark! Wasn't much better at home. Had a great time with our friends and their kids. Great adventures. Family bonding. Kids got to experience Seattle and the millitary base. Saturday my sister Donna and I headed up to Portland to stay at the Marriott for her birthday. She has all the pics of the shinnanghens so as soon as I get them I will have one last post from Spring Break! We had a great time. Cake, wine, wifi, room service and comfy beds with lots of pillows! Now break is over. Back to work, school and reality............but summer is coming soon!