Seattle

A few weeks ago, we took out last family vacation before we are a family of six. We went up to Seattle, which is a little over a two hour drive north. We were going up there to watch the Angels play the Mariners. The boys were so excited to go as this was Dylan's first real baseball game.

We stayed downtown in the timeshare and it was beautiful. It was an old, restored brick building that had a vintage theme. We walked a lot and even road the bus, which was operated underground. The boys had a blast. Dylan thought that he was on a train so he was in seventh heaven.

We got to the game a few hours early so that the boys could watch batting practice. Austin was able to watch his favorite player which is Vladi. He was even able to get Vladi to say hello and wave to him. Dylan, being the cutie that he is, was handed a ball by one of the Angels players. He was very proud of himself. Since Dylan got a ball we were on the hunt for Austin.

Our seats were in left field near the bullpen. Austin was cheering them on as they were warming up before the game and the pitching coach noticed him. As they were walking out to start the game, he threw a ball up to Austin -the actual ball that they were warming up with. Thank goodness! So now that both boys got baseballls, we could enjoy the game. The Angels won in a fairly easy game in the freezing 48 degree night. Needless to say after six hours at the ball field, we all crashed the minute we got back.

The next day we did a sight-seeing tour. It's a tour bus and boat in one. The boys thought that this was just awesome. It took us all around Seattle and in the water too. After the three hour tour, we walked around town looking for a great fish restaurant along the water. We or I had the best Halibut ever! It was worth the walk. Before we left, we went to the famous market center where they throw the fish. The boys thought that this was so exciting and wanted to try themselves.

This was a lot of things to squeeze in a 24 hour period, but we all had a great time and there's nothing ever better than a family trip.