Thursday, May 21, 2009

Seattle Trip - Part 1

At the beginning of April we went to Seattle for the Jump Competition/Convention with the girls' dance studio. We had such a fun trip! Here are some of the highlights:

Holton's first time on an airplane! He was very excited! He did well for the first hour but then started to get restless. He was able to walk up and down the aisle to see his sisters and dad who were sitting 9 rows behind us. Luckily it was only a 1 1/2 hour flight.

Our Limo ride from the airport to the hotel in Seattle. It was cheaper than a taxi because we shared it with one of the other families from dance.

The next morning we rode the Monorail to the Science Centre. Mateya woke up in the middle of the night with a fever but we decided to go anyway. Mateya sat in the stroller most of the time. We had lots of fun.

Jaidyn and Roxy. Their duet won 3rd place overall for 10 and under.

While the girls were doing this...

...Cyril and Holton played! They kept each other busy with all the fun things to do in Seattle.
Mateya and Jaidyn with Thayne Jasperson from So You Think You Can Dance -Season 4Jaidyn with a ballerina named Katy. She was Jaidyn's favorite!Jaidyn with Nick Lazzarini from SYTYCD - Season 1 winnerOn Monday (April 6) Cyril had to fly back home because he was starting a new job. We had planned on staying from April 2 - 13 and since our trip was already booked we stayed the extra week without Cyril. We visited with Don and Abbi (Cyril's brother and his wife) for a few days and then drove out to Pasco, WA to see some of my family.

The kids playing in front of Don and Abbi's house in Olympia, WA.Eating homemade icecream! It was yummy! I took the kids to a Children's museum in Olympia. It was small but the kids had a blast! It wasn't very busy so we had most of it to ourselves. I so impressed at all the things they had to do for the kids...the best children's museum we've ever been to! It was definitely a highlight of their whole trip.
Jaidyn doing her grocery shopping.
Mateya getting some fruits and veggies.
Jaidyn and Holton making a delivery. Mateya and Holton watering the garden.Oh no, Mateya's been injured!Dr. Holton and Dr. Jaidyn to the resue!Checking in at the Dentist's office.

Jaidyn checking my x-ray for cavities.

Holton the construction worker.Captain Mateya.Loading up the ship.
Making sure everything is working. A super fun water table. They made paths to race rubber duckies.
After the children's museum we walked over to the Washington State Capital.

The kids had fun running around on the green grass. There was still tons of snow on the ground in Calgary.

Holton and Jaidyn dancing by a beautiful cherry blossom tree.

We went back to Don and Abbi's for dinner and to spend our last night with them. The next morning we left for Pasco. We had such a fun holiday so far! It was so nice to be able to spend time with my kids, enjoy the weather and also to see Don and Abbi. Thanks to them for putting up with us for a few days!

3 comments:

Leishman's said...

What a great museum! It looks like so much fun!!

Heather said...

That does look like a fun museum!

Kathy said...

wow! you guys had an awesome trip! looks like fun. we definitely need to get the girls together soon. i'll call you when school is out :)