Seattle!

Last week I had some work meetings in the Seattle area.  Usually when I go on these trips I don't get to go with the family, which is a huge bummer because that means I have to go two to three days without seeing my boys (and my beautiful wife) in person.  Luckily, this trip we were able to go together.  I still spent most of my time in meetings, but it was so much fun to see my family at the end of each day.  Before and after my conference we were also able to spend some time out and about.

Here we are near Pike Place market overlooking the water.

Pike Place Market, a classic feature of Seattle!

We got K excited about the trip a few days before by telling him that we were going to Seattle and that we were staying in a hotel.  He thought this sounded really fun, so he was ready to hit the road.  Both K and Bear loved staying in a hotel.  K thought it was really fun to have his own bed in the same room as us, and both boys couldn't get enough of the elevator.  Our room was on the 16th floor so the stairs weren't a very good option.  I'm not sure who designs the elevator button layout, but I question whether they have small children.  Both the button for the alarm and to call security are right within Bear's reach.  This seems to be the case on most of the elevators we've used with the kids.  Anyway, I've included some photos from our awesome trip!

On our way home we stopped at a fun indoor play place, which the kids really enjoyed.  They had one activity that K couldn't get enough of.  It was a scarf shooter that sucked fabric scarves into a tube system and then would shoot them out into the air.


Bear had a lot of fun pretending to drive a life size semi truck cab that was at the play place.  He is obsessed with trucks, so it was like a dream come true for him.

Finally, here are some fun pictures from when we went to an Indian restaurant.  The boys loved it, and they behaved so well.  It's such a blast to go to fun places with them.  I'll wrap up with some photos from that meal.

Bear eating hummus like a champ!

I love this photo of me and K-man.

The whole family on our night out.

Valentine's Day

Before it gets to be too far past Valentine's Day, we wanted to share some pics of our fun day.  Here's a video of the boys coming down the stairs to see their Valentine's Day surprises:

They had tons of fun playing with their new puzzles, and we've been refilling the Woody and Buzz juice bottles for weeks now.  Apparently nothing's more fun than drinking juice out of your favorite Disney character's head!

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For lunch we made heart-shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches using our heart cookie cutter.  It was pretty fantastic.

This is how they say "cheese!" Or should we say how they scream "cheese!"

Since Mike was out of town that night, we didn't go too crazy but made some pink (somewhat) heart-shaped pancakes and ate them by candlelight.  It was pretty fun.

Yep, that's another "CHEESE!!!" Funny boys.