We flew into Seattle early on Weds June 29 and had a marathon day. The boys were much better on the plane than expected. Jack was pretty much perfect, and Nate, though squirmy and demanding non-stop attention from both Steve and I, didn't have a meltdown. We picked up the rental minivan (wow, those are big!) and headed to the city from the airport which is a bit south of the downtown. We had no problem finding our way around and randomly stopped at a restaurant for lunch I saw called the "old spaghetti factory" which turned out to be a hit with the kids. Not only did it have a an "old" train car inside but it overlooked real train tracks where numerous freight trains and passenger trains went by. It also was next to the Olympic Sculpture Park which was a great chance to view some scenery and run around!
We then took a little drive and found a playground to let the kids run around some more. It still wasn't time to get into the rental house so we all headed to Whole Foods to stock up on some food for the week. Due to Nate's allergies it can be a pain to eat out. Places are usually quite accommodating, but I am always a nervous they don't really "get it" and feel like a nuisance. The boys were amazing throughout this LONG day. We had an easy dinner at the house and headed to bed.
Day 2 - Thurs
As most of you know we went to Seattle so I could be a bridesmaid in a close friend's wedding and Thursday was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The ceremony was at a Rose Garden abutting the Woodland Park Zoo. We all went to the zoo in the afternoon after an easy morning. It is a great zoo (unless you hate all zoos:). We got to see lions, elephants, penguins in nice open habitats. From the rehearsal we went to the bride/grooms house. They had a nice "river" water feature in the back yard which made keeping an eye on the boys easier than usual! They loved throwing rocks into it with a new friend (another boy between their ages) that was also there.
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