My parents came out to Vancouver for a visit in September. During their stay on the West Coast we decided to take a little trip to Seattle to shop at the outlets and to wonder around the city for a few days. We rented a home which turned out to be not so great but we made the most of it and had some fun.

The trip down to Seattle was interesting when we got to the border. We had a 45 minute wait and the kids started to get restless after 30 minutes so Jimmy took them out of the van to get a little fresh air. Traffic started to move pretty quickly and before I knew it I was alone in the van almost at the border crossing and Jimmy was running as fast as he could go carrying two 2.5 year olds in his arms on wet grass. It was insane! He just made it in time before it was our turn to see the border agent. Lesson learned….do not get out of your vehicle at the last traffic light!

It was nice having time alone with my parents and Claire & Rhys really enjoyed having their Grandparents all to themselves. We went to a great playground in the Green Lake area and the house we stayed in had a great playroom filled with fun toys for the kids. The highlight for sure was visiting the Seattle Children’s Museum where everything is interactive and the kids could roam about and have fun. It was very cool.