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It was so nice to see my friends while I was in town and I loved having a coffee playdate for the boys. Tabbi and Natasha have kids the same age as Jack and Ethan so it was a lot of fun for the boys to go over to Tabbi's to play, and it was so nice. And to have Janine (who lives nearby) join us was icing on the cake!




One of Ethan's favorite things was to ride on Grandma Alice's "Cadillac" just like Jack used to at this age. Plus it was fun to show him off to all the other people at her home. They enjoyed seeing Ethan's smiling face riding around the place.









The day before the wedding we headed into Seattle to Ride the Duck and see the Space Needle. We stopped at a park in Queen Anne, overlooking the city to get a photo of my favorite view of the city. It reminded me of living in Queen Anne numerous years ago!

While riding on "The Duck" I got a great photo of the Pike Place Market, another of my favorite Seattle places. I used to work at the end of the market and I miss the days of walking there during lunch to get fresh flowers and yummy food!

Jack on the Duck in the water.

After the Duck we headed up to the top of the Space Needle with our cousin and his family from out of town, which we haven't seen in YEARS! We had the best time and Jack LOVED the Space Needle. Afterward, the boys left with Nana and Granddad and I got a chance to hang out in the city with Jason, Adele, Neil, Helen and Isabella. We had the best time catching up and I couldn't have asked for a better night.


The day of the wedding was fantastic! Jason and Adele had PERFECT weather and the location in Kirkland was beautiful. It was a small, intimate, very emotional ceremony and a wonderful reception. Jack was the ring bearer and did a pretty good job. He got a bit bored and ended up on the floor tossing the ring pillow (with the rings attached, I might add) around until I stopped him!






The reception was at a restaurant just down the road, so we all walked there in a wedding procession. Once we got there, Jack fell asleep and basically slept the whole time. Ethan had a great time playing, having slept most of the ceremony on Grandma Christy's shoulder! Following the reception was an after party up at Aunt Sherry's. It was another great party and an excellent way to cap the day's events!



The next day we had an open house at Mom and Dad's for the new couple and for me and the boys. It was another beautiful day and we had a nice casual afternoon with friends and family stopping in to visit.





Since Nana and Granddad live by the airport one of Jack's favorite things to do is go watch the airplanes. And now that they have the third runway open at Seatac Airport, the plane come in right over your head. So on our last day in Seattle, we spent some time watching the airplanes land.

We had a great trip, and while we were sad to leave, we knew it was time to get home and get ready to pack up the house and move to our new home.


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