Seattle, Part II

Monday morning we woke up and checked out a sweet diner in a nearby neighborhood that our server from the night before had recommended. And boy was it amazing! Apparently it started out as a food cart on the street and it was so popular that they turned it into an actual restaurant (but they still have several food cart locations).

This picture is out of focus, but I couldn't help but post it. While we were sitting at breakfast, we saw this guy, straight out of the movie Prefontaine, running down the street. It was exactly what you would expect to see in the Pacific Northwest...long hair, sweat band over the hair, short shorts, red calf-length socks and tennis shoes. I think he may have even had glasses on! 

We walked through the Capitol Hill neighborhood a bit 

The guys enjoyed a walk through the showroom here...

This was a super cool clothing store we found, apparently based in the UK. But the entire store was furnished with sewing machine parts. And those are all Singer sewing machines in the store front...

(inside the store)

Matt and I flew out around 6pm that evening, so we spent our last few hours along the waterfront. 

Rob and Linds took great pictures and Matt was sick of our 'typical pose', so this was what we came up with!

We grabbed fish and chips at a Seattle mainstay before heading to the airport.

We had such an amazing time with Lindsay and Rob and can't wait to get back to the Pacific Northwest. But I do have to say that a large part of the reason we had so much fun was because we knew our kids were having a blast at home with my parents. 

The kids didn't ask when we were coming home even one time and my mom had to go back home a day before we arrived back in MN, so my Dad had the kids all to himself for 2 full days. We knew this before we left and I had asked if he felt comfortable with having the kids all by himself and his answer was, "Of course! We will have all kinds of fun." And they did...my kids are still talking about all the fun they had with Pops. This was what he posted on his Facebook page--what a blessing it was to Matt and I to read this, knowing that my Dad was having just as much fun with our kids as they were! 

Thanks again, Mom and Dad, for treasuring your time with our kids! When we got home late on Monday night, my Dad said, "It's never enough time to do all the things we wanted to. I wish you guys could have been gone just a few more days!" 

We had a GREAT trip but we were happy to be home and see our kiddos!