We picked them up Saturday night at the airport and then on Sunday morning we went to church. Grandma and Grandpa, Josh and Heather, and Jake and Courtney all came to church with us too! So fun that we were all in town at the same time. So, after church we all went to Red Robin together. Yummy food and great company, what more could you ask for??
Then, on Monday, we had a really fun day. It was GORGEOUS out! Warm, sunny, and well, just perfect. Sammy and Matt went to play racquetball with Dale in the am and while they were doing that, Hilly and I took a walk around Juanita Beach and Juanita Bay Park. We took pictures the whole time and got some really good ones. Then, we went to meet the boys in Bothell for Teryaki :) After that, we all went to the park on the corner and played bocce ball. Finally, we ended the day with my birthday dinner at Mark and Elaine's. (To read all about that, check back two posts)
On Tuesday we all headed over to Snoqualmie Falls. What a sight!! Matt and I had never been before, but I always saw pictures of people there and heard that it was great. So, I was looking forward to this adventure. Of course, we had to decide to go check out a waterfall and go hiking on the day it decided to rain! Well, it was awesome anyway :) The upper observation deck was closed for construction, but the mid and lower decks were open, so we checked those out. To get to the lower observation deck, there was a short hike down a fairly steep grade and then down some stairs and onto a boardwalk that took us all the way out to the lookout point. Then of course the guys had to jump over that railing and head right up to the base of the falls! Hilly and I hiked back up as far as the lower parking lot and the boys hiked the rest of the way back and came to pick us up, so we waited for them under a big thick tree to try and stay as dry as possible ;) Later that night, after dinner, a friend of ours, Ryan, who was in town stopped by and we all watched the movie "Boondock Saints 2" together.
On Wednesday, Matt had to go back to work. So, Hilly, Sammy and I met up with the Landis family and we all headed to Seattle to go on the Underground Seattle Tour, which was super cool! They sit you down and give you all the background and historical info on Seattle's beginnings, all with quite a comedic flair. Then they take us underground and show us all of the stuff they were talking about as well as more info and jokes along the way :) I would recommend this tour if you are ever in the area, really fun and full of historical facts. After the tour, we all headed to a nearby Quizznos for lunch and then hit the rush hour traffic on our way to pick Matt up from work. Although it was rush hour, the traffic really wasn't as bad as we were expecting, so we got there about an hour early! So, instead of heading home, we went down to the Kirkland waterfront to soak up some of the sun that decided to grace us with its presence ;) Then we also hit up the waterfront down at Carillon Point, next to Matt's office until we met up with him at the car. Very fun day!
Thursday was just a relaxing day. We hung around at home, played games and made dinner together. Then, after dinner, we watched the movie "Up". So cute! Definitely a movie worth seeing. Over all, it was a very relaxing day, with lots of quality time together.
Friday was our last full day together, and Matt was working again, so we borrowed Elaine's car and hit the road! We had another Teryaki lunch and went down to the Mukilteo beach. Friday was also a beautiful, sunny day, so Hilly and I took a bunch of fun pictures, we walked along the beach, walked by the ferry and had ice cream at Ivar's. Then we drove by the house we used to rent, a few blocks up from the ferry, when we first moved to WA. After that we headed over to Everett, right on the outskirts of Mukilteo and drove by the house that we rented there the second year we all lived here as a family. We wrapped up our trip down memory lane by hitting up the beach in Everett. It has this cool bridge that you use to get over the train tracks and then go down a couple flights of stairs and you're there! It was so gorgeous, the tide was out and the sun was shining and there was sand in our shoes... it was great!
Finally Saturday morning we had to take them to the airport and say "see you later", but we had such a great week and made lots of fun new memories! I'm so glad that they were able to come and visit! I miss my family so much! It is so great to be able to have times like these, where you are just hanging out, being together, doing new things together. Thanks for coming you guys!!! Love you so much <3 Come again any time ;)
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