Seattle

I flew from New England (see post below) to Seattle. I had originally planned to drive up to Seattle with Joe's sister Amanda, her husband, and five children, but took a 2000 mile detour to New England when Joe research trip got planned for the same time. When I arrived in Seattle, I spent a couple of days with the very awesome Jen and Mike Kelley (It was sooooo good to see you guys). They live downtown in a beautiful apartment. Jen took me on a tour of downtown Seattle (including a stop at the famous Pike's Place Market).

Then, I met up with Manda, Teri (Joe's other sister who lives in Seattle) and all of their adorable children. I spent the next few days exploring other parts of Seattle with them including the aerospace musaum, Snoqualmie Falls, and Ensign Ranch. We stayed at Teri's beautiful home in Duvall.

It was a wonderful trip. The only hitch was a snow storm that hit as we were driving home across the Idaho/Utah border. We traveled approx 2 miles in 3 hours. Our fourteen hour drive turned into 20. It is definitely an adventure to spend 20 hours in the back of a suburban with 5 kids. Luckily, they are five of the cutest, coolest kids ever, and even a 20 hour drive turned out to be fun and memorable adventure.