Seattle Part 2

On Tuesday, I took the kids to a splash park right down the street from Dawn and Jason's house. The kids LOVED it. There was a huge sand box they played in too. Then we went hiking down some wooded trails. There were so many splits in the trails, the kids were worried about getting lost. They took turns leading the way. It was really a fun place. That evening we all went to downtown Seattle to Pike Place where they're famous for all the commotion and throwing fish as people place orders.

Then we headed to the Safeco Field for a Mariners ball game. What a blast. A few minutes before we left a foul ball came flying our way. In the commotion, Schuyler started crying and we realized he'd been hit by the ball. But the good news is he got a ball out of it. Actually, he got two! He was super excited. He figured the pain was worth it if he got a real baseball from the Mariners! :) I was a little worried the girls might get a bored, but they loved the whole experience. It helped that they got spoiled with ballpark food too!

On Wednesday, Jason and I along with the girls and Laura drove 3 hours to Ranier Mtn. What a beautiful and breath-taking place. We were in awe practically the whole time we were there at God's beauty and the vastness of the mountains. "Majestic" was the word we kept thinking.

We hiked along a trail filled with huge trees.

Notice the three girls holding hands in front of the tree.

And we drove up the mountain to the snow and played, played, played. We had snowball fights, built snowmen, slid around, and just had the best time ever. Believe it or not, the day we were there, it was actually not cold at all. So, we ended up shedding our coats and playing in short-sleeves with our gloves on to keep our hands warm. It was amazing, and the girls had a blast!

We also hiked down to a waterfall on snow trails (which were a little slippery and scary at times). I even fell through the snow once about 2 feet into a creek underneath it. Scary, but funny too.

Here they are standing in a heavy mist caused by the waterfall. It would soak you within a matter of minutes. And looking down at the waterfall from where they are, you could see two beautiful rainbows.