A Trip to Seattle

Jesse's travel nurse recruiter, Justin, sent us a $200 gift card to the Space Needle. One Friday, we took the kids and headed into Seattle. We told them we had a surprise for them before we went to the Space Needle and we told them they could try to guess what it was. They started naming random things and then Cambria said something (which I can't remember now) and then she said "troll". Jesse and I looked at each other in shock, as she was naming other things, and then we told her she has guessed it. Unfortunately, she couldn't remember what she had guessed and she didn't think of it again until we got there.

We took them to see the Fremont Troll which is under a bridge in Seattle. It's made of cement and in it's left hand it's crushing an actual slug bug. The kids were so excited and loved climbing all over it. Cambria was nervous climbing close to the top but Atreyu had a great time climbing on it's head and shoulders. It was really very cool and such a fun thing to be able to visit in the middle of the city.

We then headed to the Space Needle where a valet parked our car and we rode to the top in an elevator with like 30 other people. It was such a pretty view of the city and the ocean.

We went inside the revolving restaurant for lunch. The restaurant makes a complete round every 47 minutes. We were there long enough to go around about 1.5 times. The kids were pretty excited about it. I wont't lie; I was pretty excited about it too. The kids got some yummy chocolate drinks, mac and cheese, chicken, and a hot dog that was cut to look like an octopus. I got a yummy burger and Jesse ordered salmon (which Atreyu loved and I actually enjoyed). It was so much fun and we appreciate Justin for making it possible.

Once we were done eating, we went down to this cool park next to the Space Needle. If there weren't so many kids, I might have climbed up it with my kiddos. I sometimes miss being a kid but I love to see the excitement on my own kids' faces.

This was such a fun day and I'm thankful that we have the opportunity to travel to different places, experience different cultures and cities, and go on new adventures.