Day 2: Snoqualmie Falls, the temple, & Seattle City Center

 

On the 2nd day of our vacation,we saw the sights of Seattle.  Evan and Greta are still in school so we did a couple of things in the morning and then they met up with us at lunch.  Holly took us to Snoqualmie Falls.  It was very pretty.  Not too far away is the Seattle Temple.  We walked around the grounds there. 

 Adam and his silly sense of humor.

 

 

Afterwards, Alexis, Evan and Greta met up with us and we drove into downtown Seattle.  We ate lunch at Ivar's--great fish-n-chips, right on the water.  The kids threw the french fries in the air and the seagulls caught them. 

Next we went to the gum wall.  We each chewed a piece of gum (minus Holly) and stuck it on the wall. 

 Pretty GROSS!!!

 

 

 

Next we walked to Pike Market Place and saw the famous fish throwing. 

 

 While there, we bought some yummy, mini doughnuts, from this Donut Robot. 

 

Then, we drove over to the Seattle Center to see the Space Needle.  Before reaching it, the kids saw the fountain and made a mad dash for it.  It didn't take them long to start playing in it.  The test is to touch the fountain without getting wet.  They were quickly soaking wet. 

 Evan, Matt and Greta

 

 Evan, Gavin and Matt

 

 Then all the kids tried to drag Holly into the water.

 

 

 After drying off somewhat, we drove up Queen Anne Hill to see the Seattle skyline.  It was very pretty.

 

 Mt. Ranier is visible in this picture.  It looks like it is floating in the sky.  The locals would say, "the mountain is out today". 

 

By the time we finished all of this, it was rush hour.  So, we experienced the notorious Seattle traffic.  It took 90 minutes to get home.