Seattle

We flew to Seattle on May 21. This was my mom's first flight! She was nervous, but Lydia provided a good distraction. Wesley was thrilled that we were taking two airplanes to Seattle. Have you ever flown through Kansas City airport on Midwest Airlines? If you ever do, make sure you eat before your get there. Inside security there was a cart selling drinks and outside of security there are a couple of stores selling snacks but there are no nearby restaurants. Fortunately, Midwest sells very good food on their flights and they have the yummy chocolate chip cookies. Both kids did geat. Lydia has a strong preference for my dad and napped easily in his arms.

Once in Seattle, we took the Downtown Airporter to the Sheraton. Wesley was thrilled to be on the bus. The Sheraton was great - very nice hotel with beautiful modern rooms, delicious in-room coffee, and convient location.

My parents did the Underground Tour and we went to the aquarium. The octopus is one of the main attractions.

Lydia really just wanted to play in the water.

Chris' parents arrived in Seattle later that night. We were too tired to stay awake for the Idol final because of our early morning flight and the time change but I was thrilled when I heard the results the next morning!

On Thursday, Chris' parents relaxed at the Hotel while the rest of went to the zoo via the public bus system. It was very easy to take the bus from downtown to the zoo. My Fonz membership paid for itself because all us, including my parents, got into the zoo for free!

Look at this proud peacock.


For a dollar a piece, we bought popcicle sticks with bird feed on them.

The zoo in Seattle is very nice and well worth the visit. We only saw about two thirds of it before leaving to head for the Space Needle. The bus driver let us know which stop to get off at for the shortest walk to the Needle. I was pleasantly surprised with how much Wesley liked being up there in the Needle.

Here is the Millennium. It is a sister ship to the Infinity, the one we would be on the next day.

At first, Lydia just slept instead of enjoying the view.

We took the monorail back downtown and met up with Chris' parents to go to dinner at Ivars. I loved eating there because the food was great and the place is right on the water.