Weekend Wrap-Up: The Seattle Edition + Happy Birthday Uncle Craigles!!!!

Hey there!

First up, it is Uncle Craigles' birthday today.  Happy birthday!!  One of my favorite (funny) pictures of him and the girls comes from his and Laura's wedding from February 2015.

Now on to the weekend wrap-up.  You may remember that I was in WASHINGTON!  Our friends Brent and Bethany live in a suburb of Seattle, so our other friend Jenna and I flew out VERY early on Thursday morning.  Even though it was only 6am by the time we got through security, we still celebrated our upcoming child-free vacation with some (adult) drinks and breakfast.

YUM

As you'll see, we did lots of things, and I got really good at taking selfies of the three of us (a tradition we started on the trip that the three of us took to Chicago two summers ago).  So here are pictures of our various activities.

Top: Dinner at Lee's Brickhouse Pub and a walk by Lake Washington
Bottom: An afternoon at the beach

Popcorn for dinner at the movie "Bad Moms"

On Saturday, Jenna and I threw Bethany a baby shower.  It was special, because we have all thrown each other baby showers for our first babies, and both Jenna and my first baby baby showers were thrown at Bethany's house 7+ years ago in Minneapolis.  It was amazing to be able to be there and throw her a shower before her first baby!

After the shower, we spent some time at a place that houses a bunch of little wineries that do wine tastings.  It was awesome!  Bethany was gracious enough to accompany us (and drink water) while Jenna and I tasted DELICIOUS wines. And maybe got a little goofy. :)

Yesterday we drove into downtown Seattle and did touristy stuff.  We visited Pike's Market, visited the gum wall (GROSS), saw the original Starbucks, walked around a lot, and did a harbor tour.  Also, Mount Rainier was out and very clear!  That doesn't happen very much in Seattle.

We tired ourselves out, so we spent the rest of the afternoon/evening hanging out at Brent and Bethany's house.  My favorite part was feeling the baby kick! We spent lots of time with our hands on her belly.

It was a wonderful trip filled with smiles, laughter, wine, baby talk, and wonderful friends.  Thanks to Bethany and Jenna for a great time!

Meanwhile, the girls were well taken care of by my wonderful husband, in-laws, and mom.  I'm so thankful to have such special people around to be with my girls when I'm away.  They had lots of fun without me!

As fun as my trip was, it was so good to come home to these two little ones (and Chris).

One more week of summer!  AAAAAAAAH!