Seattle is known for gloomy days and a lot of rain... to some people. But to me it is all clear skies and happiness. Why is that?! Look at these faces and tell me that you wouldnt feel the same!
What do you get when you take these 3 girls, 3 adults, and 3 days off?!--- a whole lotta fun! (Besides the fact that my Phoenix body was freezing! It was a great change!)
Not only were we able to see such beautiful country...
There were also crabs to hunt! (I love doing this when I go up there- except I get a tad paranoid walking around! I feel like I am killing crab villages with each step! )
I fell in love with my new found friend. He truly was the biggest crab I had seen on the Seattle shores... (Usually they are just itty bitty. But not this guy! He must have been a good eater!)
And apparently he liked me too- because he tried to hide IN my jacket. I mean- wo man! I knew we were close, but not THAT close! Luckily my hand stopped him from going further!
One thing that I loved was getting to know the personalities of each girl!
Things that I learned from JuJu:
You can text when you are 6! (Sorry Guys for teaching her this!) She is getting so smart!
This is how you eat your chicken nuggets in Seattle! I came into the room and saw this! JuJu was was ready to go outside and I guess didnt want to take off all her layers to eat lunch!
Lucille showed me that...
She is great at taking pictures of herself with my camera! (How can you not smile when you see this?)
She Looks AWESOME in the glasses from the eye doctor!
Evy....
Loves to cruise and check out new things! We were on our way to the snow in this picture!
She would -usually- pose with me when everyone else was a little too cranky! (In case you're wondering/or dont know... that is Mt. Saint Helens in the background).
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asically I learned that my nieces are beautiful--inside and out!!
asically I learned that my nieces are beautiful--inside and out!!
You know...I loved Mt St Helens... the troll under the bridge...hanging out around the house... but I was particularly found of the temple grounds.... why?! I found someone special!
He was just sitting around...almost like he was just waiting for me! Who knew?!
Granted, It was a little spooky because I kept feeling like someone was looking over my shoulder!
He was a little stiff though... so I let her have him back!
A couple funny last minute points...
We went on the train 2 times. The first time Lucille was with me and we were right behind the conductor. He talked to us the whole time telling stories etc... When we got off he let Lucille blow the horn on the train. 
We went again and this time I was with JuJu. I went for the back because I was ready to just sit back and enjoy the ride. However, JuJu wanted to sit right in front like Lucille did! I felt a little bit of dread because I thought... I "get" to listen to more train stories all over again! However... it all turned out okay because JuJu got to push the button as well. So anyone need train stories... come to me! :)
When we took this picture John said- You can use this picture to scare off boys. Just say "This is my x-husband and daughter!" It made me laugh!
When we went up to take this picture... I noticed behind the troll all sort of blankets and pillows up under the underpass. Apparently the homeless like to sleep up there. Maybe they feel like the troll will protect them?! Lets just say that we took the picture and got down fast! :)
(This picture doesn't really go anywhere...but because I love ya Laura Lu I had to put it in here! :) ) Thanks for such a great vacation!
