Big City Girls

Sunday was one of those perfectly gorgeous days that would make anyone feel guilty for not reveling in its beauty. So we packed up the girls and headed for the big city across the pond. We changed and fed the girls on the ferry so they would be set for the adventure.

Our first stop was at Pike Place Brewery (as is tradition to do whenever walking the city). Robyn, Ches and I enjoys some brews. Alina loved taking in the surroundings. We brought her out of her car seat and she spent time on our laps looking at each passerby. She had no fear for the loud and busy surroundings and soaked up the environment like a sponge. Mimi took her on a tour of the ladies room (which is the nicest in all of Pike's - seriously, you need a push code to get into them) and cleaned her up. I was very thankful to Mimi since I still am doing my best to avoid changing them on one of those tables in bathrooms.

After the pub, Robyn went her own way to tour the streets of Seattle. We walked around a little and then headed to Hard Rock Cafe. Ches has collected Hard Rock pins since he was younger. He has a full case of pins from all around the globe. We had yet to add Seattle pins to the collection. He got the standard city pin (guitar with the Space Needle on it) and one of a sasquatch playing a set of mushroom drums. The girls slept the whole time we were in there, blaring loud music and all.

We spent a little more time in downtown Seattle, wandering our way back to the ferry terminal. The next ferry was not going to be for another 30minutes, but as we approached, we noticed the earlier ferry was running late by 20 minutes. We rushed the best we could, and managed to catch the last loading of the boat. On the ride home, Alina woke up starving; we were pushing it close to 5 hours since their last feeding. We took turns walking with her over our shoulder around the passenger area. Avery awoke on the car ride home. We were very thankful it was only a 5 minute drive so we could get some food in the girls' bellies!