Seattle Trip...

Well we made it there and back...Despite all the snow that dumped during the night before we were to leave...The trip over was slow at first but after Ritzville it was mostly smooth going...I drove the whole way over because Jeff had just gotten off work...Our first stop on the trip was the Lego Store...The kids each filled a bucket with the legos of their choice...Then we headed to out hotel and just chilled for the evening...We were all in bed by 7:30 to get ready for the busy weekend to come...Friday morning we got up and headed to the Space Needle...It was cold outside and the wind was blowing...We got to the Space Needle a half hour before they opened so we waited in the cold...The kids were very excited to go to the top...The view from the top was amazing...The sky was blue and the sun was shining...After the Space needle we headed to the EMP...The kids really enjoyed playing all the instruments and Seeing the BSG ships...We also got to make a music video as a family...We called our selves the "Pixler Punx"...Then we walked over to the McDonalds only to discover that Ash had set out bag of Souvenirs down at the EMP...Jeff ran back over there to see if they were still there but he was too late...They were gone...This kinda put a damper on things for a bit but I reminded everyone that we needed to just enjoy the trip and not worry about it...Ashlynn felt really bad all day...After we ate lunch we headed to the Pacific Science Center...The kids really enjoyed this...We went to an IMAX movie and bought some Astronaut Ice Cream...The kids really liked the Butterfly House, Dinosaurs, and the Tide pool Touch Tanks...Then we headed down to Ye Olde Cureiosity Shop so the kids could see the "Mummy"...They loved it...Xander kept asking if it was dead...Then we decided it was time for dinner...We thought about going to Hard Rock Cafe but being a Friday night there was no way we would get in with out a really long wait so we headed back towards out hotel...We ended up at an Ihop witch was perfect...When we got back to the hotel we all crashed...Saturday morning we woke up to it snowing...We decided to go to the zoo anyways...We bundled up in out winter coats, hats and gloves and enjoyed the zoo for hours...The kids decided that they wanted to spend more time at the zoo rather than go on the cruise so we ate lunch at the Rainforest Plaza in the zoo and continued our adventure...We saw Snow leopards fighting, heard the Lion roar and saw the Bears sleeping and so much more...After the zoo we went to the Aquarium...There were a lot of people there so it was kinda hard to get around...We did get to see the giant octopus and that made Skyler happy...We spent about an hour and a half there and the left...We had a little time to kill before dinner so we took the kids to Pikes Place...They loved seeing all the people and different shops...We stopped and listened to a man playing a saw and the kids loved it...Then we got back into the car and headed out to Alki Beach...The wind was blowing and it was so cold we only stayed a few min...Posed for a few pics and got back into the van...For dinner we went to Rainforest Cafe...What a fun restaurant...The kids really loved meeting Cha Cha the Frog...Then back to the hotel...The kids fell asleep fast and Jeff and I packed all our stuff up...Sunday morning we packed up the van and headed home...The roads were better heading home so we made really good time...Now its time for a vacation from our vacation :)