Enjoying the sunset over the Olympic mountains

Tuesday, June 6, 2010

We're in Seattle

We were a little slow getting started today since we didn't get to bed until about 4 A.M. We rented a car and went to see Nina for the first time since arriving. We ordered pizza from down the street and walked there to pick it up. After supper, we drove to a park to enjoy the sunset of the Olympic mountains. The sun was out along with thousands of Seattle's residents. Hoke, having just discovered a new playstation game at Nina's apartment, was antsy to get back to it. He kept himself occupied by throwing rocks and playing in the green, slimy seaweed along the shore. As the sun crept behind the mountains, the crowd clapped as if to thank it for showing it's face. We made our way back to the car, all the while, being entertained by the diversity of the Seattle crowd. Little did we know we had parked illegally, along with about a hundred other park goers, and had a lovely little parking ticket to welcome us to Seattle. That made Sammy real happy. We left the park and meandered through the streets of Seattle, visited the Fremont troll, caught a glimpse of the suicide bridge, then returned to Nina's apartment. After a little more time with the playstation and dessert, we left her to enjoy the peace.

The babies with their Aunt Nina

Good thing Hoke decided to duck

Playing on the Fremont Troll