At the end of June, we headed to Washington. The most affordable way for us to go was to drive up to Kansas City, MO and then to fly direct to Seattle. It was a long trip, but the kids did really well. They actually slept for most of the flight, which was an answer to prayer.
Jared's family was going to be having a week-long family vacation, but we got to spend a day and a half with my parents first. I was really grateful for getting to spend time with them in Georgia; it made the short visit with them in Washington a little easier.
My dad is always taking pictures, so some of the pictures in this post are ones I stole from his Facebook page. Thank you, Dad! I need to do better at taking more pictures when we're on vacation.
Allie was excited to see Grandma and Grandpa Bobbie
On our full day with my parents, we went to the Woodland Park Zoo. It was a beautiful day, perfect for the outing.
On the way out to the car to go to the zoo.
The girls visiting with some baboons on the way in to the zoo
Tree! Allie loves getting on trees, and this one had very inviting branches.
So Rachel joined her, too.
It was hard for Rachel to see some of the African animals, so she got to be on Mommy's shoulders.
(Mommy's belly had already started popping out.)
Hippos
Allie got Daddy's shoulders for awhile.
Giraffes, some of the girls' favorites
Grandpa with Rachel
Allie with Grandma
Some Lion Cubs
A cool tree - I have always liked trees, too.
Allie on top of a Lion
Lunch Time!
Allie on the roots of another tree.
Rachel didn't want to spread her arms. She was getting tired.
But Allie was willing
The girls liked watching the fish in the bear exhibit.
Rachel and another zoo visitor.
Allie had seen "horsies" on the zoo map. She was asking to go see the horsies for quite some time. Knowing that the horsies were actually the carousel, we purposely made it one of our last stops. Both girls were ecstatic to ride.
After the first ride, Rachel bawled when she had to get off. She was tired and nearly two-years-old. Grandma was nice and paid for them to ride again. Daddy went on with them this time.
Rachel still cried when she had to get off, but riding the horsies was definitely one of their favorite parts of the zoo.
On our way out, we passed by the penguins, which I couldn't handle. Jared and Grandpa went with the girls to see the penguins. The smell was way too fishy for this pregnant mama.
Then, we visited the gorilla exhibit. One gorilla was eating poo, or so it seemed. Another kid kept talking about it, and it completely fascinated Allie. She loved telling people that she saw a gorilla eat poo at the zoo.
A fun video of some zebras. The commentary is pretty cute, too.
Having seen everyone else in the family in Georgia, I only needed to see my brother DJ. He came out to dinner at my parents, and it was wonderful getting to spend time with him. Allie especially enjoyed talking and playing with DJ. It had been two years since seeing him, too, so it really made me happy getting to see him. Maria had a high school reunion the same weekend we were there, so our time at my parents' overlapped. Hopefully we can get everyone together sometime in the next year.
Nikki, Maria, DJ, Mom, Dad
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