PNW Adventure Begins in Seattle!

For years, I have looked forward to taking the kids out to the Pacific Northwest.  Richie and I had the pleasure of visiting Seattle and Vancouver in 2004 en route to an Alaskan cruise - and we have the best of memories.  
The food, the flowers, the weather, the trees, Mt. Ranier... all of it.
So, finally, we planned BiG so we could visit all the spots, and then some, in our quest to show our kids as much of this beautiful country as possible. 
Day 1 was a pass through Seattle on our way to Auburn, WA - just outside Rainier National park.

Given our short time in Seattle, we kinda just hit the big stuff.. 
No trip is complete without a photo with a monk fish! 
Gotta see Public Market
(Richie loves what the .5 zoom did to his waist and arm in this picture 😂)
The Wall of Gum



Space Needle from afar
We also visited the Great Ferris Wheel at Pier 57, ate some great sushi, and had coffee... actually a few coffees... because... well... Seattle. 

The boys don't love city life, but we must have done something right today because they all seemed pretty favorable about this city. 

Now, off to our first home outside of Rainier 💜



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