We unfortunately woke up early....bad news on a day that you have to catch a flight home at 11 PM! Apparently we hadn't informed Ellie that is was very important that we sleep in. Since we were up and the breakfast room seemed to get pretty busy we went down for an early breakfast (waffles, yogurt, sausages...yum!) and then came back to the room and packed up. It is amazing how quickly you we can fill up a room. We loaded up our rental car and double checked the room for forgotten things and headed out around 9:00.It was another rainy Seattle day. We had been warned by many that it would do nothing but rain so we were totally prepared with umbrellas (although we lost 2 on the 2nd day), rain coats, and a rain cover for Ellie's stroller. Luckily it didn't rain too much. We saw the blue sky a few times but used our gear plenty as well!
Our first stop was Glazer's Camera Shop which is a really big camera store that Jason had heard about and wanted to visit. Ellie was asleep so I stayed in the car with her while he checked it out. Then we went over to the big flagship REI store. It is pretty cool...has its own big parking deck and is giant! It has two stories, a big climbing wall, and a waterfall thingy outside.
After that we decided to go back to the Market and walk around a little bit more (always something to see there!) We found a parking spot in the deck behind the market and decided we'd stay for only 2 hours (8 bucks!)
We got a bag of mini-donuts and walked around seeing all the things we had missed on our first trip. We stopped by the original Starbucks...
I stopped in Beecher's Handmade Cheese for a bowl of the "world's best macaroni and cheese." It was pretty darn good but not as good as my mom's!
We left the market and went to find Jack near his work. He worked a half day so we picked him up (Thank you GPS) and got to drive by Swedish Hospital and see where he works. He led us on a nice drive around Lake Washington (where many rich people live/d....Kurt Cobain, Bill Gates) and up to Woodinville, Washington home of the Redhook Brewery. We had lunch in the restaurant there and then took a tour of the brewery. 
I stopped in Beecher's Handmade Cheese for a bowl of the "world's best macaroni and cheese." It was pretty darn good but not as good as my mom's!
We left the market and went to find Jack near his work. He worked a half day so we picked him up (Thank you GPS) and got to drive by Swedish Hospital and see where he works. He led us on a nice drive around Lake Washington (where many rich people live/d....Kurt Cobain, Bill Gates) and up to Woodinville, Washington home of the Redhook Brewery. We had lunch in the restaurant there and then took a tour of the brewery. 
It was a lot of fun. The tour guide was pretty funny and Jason got to enjoy many beers! The deal is you pay $1 for a glass and then they fill it up pretty much before and after every little part of the tour. You end up trying all the beers at least one time. Too bad I think beer is disguisting! After the tour we stopped by another camera shop for Jason called Kenmore Camera and then dropped Jack off at the house and got to say goodbye to both Jack and Paula and start heading back to the airport.
We stopped by the children's clothing store "Bootyland." Silly name...but very cool clothing. They are all handmade in Seattle and very cute. I controlled my urge to buy an adorable $25 Seattle baby hat for Ellie. After that we stopped by Northgate Mall to see the Target Store. We had driven by this enormous beast and Jason wanted to check it out. It was pretty crazy. The building is 7 stories. Target on the top 2, Ross and Best Buy and something else under there. We walked around for a little bit, bought some gum for the flight home and then went to the mall food court for dinner. Luckily we found Ivar's so Jason could have his last dose of Fish and Chips! We walked around the mall for a little bit, cleaned out the rental car and headed to the airport.
We got to the airport with plenty of time, returned our rental car and got to the gate. Ellie ended up sleeping for pretty much the entire flight to Detroit and so did we. Once we got to Detroit she was ready for some action and stayed awake for most of the flight home to Raleigh. She was a great traveler though. Elizabeth and Kathy picked us up at the airport and we were happy to get home and take a nap!
We had a really nice trip. It was so nice to have a few days that the three of us just got to hang out and do everything together...that is rare! Thanks so much to Jack and Paula for showing us around and hanging out with us. It was a lot of fun and Seattle is a really nice city!
We stopped by the children's clothing store "Bootyland." Silly name...but very cool clothing. They are all handmade in Seattle and very cute. I controlled my urge to buy an adorable $25 Seattle baby hat for Ellie. After that we stopped by Northgate Mall to see the Target Store. We had driven by this enormous beast and Jason wanted to check it out. It was pretty crazy. The building is 7 stories. Target on the top 2, Ross and Best Buy and something else under there. We walked around for a little bit, bought some gum for the flight home and then went to the mall food court for dinner. Luckily we found Ivar's so Jason could have his last dose of Fish and Chips! We walked around the mall for a little bit, cleaned out the rental car and headed to the airport.
We got to the airport with plenty of time, returned our rental car and got to the gate. Ellie ended up sleeping for pretty much the entire flight to Detroit and so did we. Once we got to Detroit she was ready for some action and stayed awake for most of the flight home to Raleigh. She was a great traveler though. Elizabeth and Kathy picked us up at the airport and we were happy to get home and take a nap!
We had a really nice trip. It was so nice to have a few days that the three of us just got to hang out and do everything together...that is rare! Thanks so much to Jack and Paula for showing us around and hanging out with us. It was a lot of fun and Seattle is a really nice city!
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