Underground. A little boring for you. Memories for me.

The is the view of a skylight from under the ground and on the sidewalk.  Very cool.

We went on a tour of Seattle, called "Seattle Underground".  It was fascinating.  For those of you not aware, Seattle was originally built several feet below what is now there.  The original city was apparently a big mess, and when a fire destroyed most of Seattle, it was rebuilt several feet above the original city.  There are remnants of the prior structures, and today we took a tour of it.

I was ready for anything.

This is the picture where I show off my wristband and my new watch.

 (Thank you Ben for an awesome Valentine's day.)

It also looks like I could be pointing at the guy in the plaid shirt.

Either way, great picture.

This is the place where there have been ghost sightings.  

Paige even downloaded an app that confirmed that.

Nothing Says Valentine's Day Like a Black Mamba.

My mom and dad took us to a reptile zoo today.  It was extremely educational, fascinating, and really smelly.

Ben, Thomas and Jack in front of the Black Mamba.

A two headed turtle.

Jack was so brave and held a snake.

Favorite moment:  My dad asked Jack if he wanted to he wanted to look at the spiders, 

Jack held his hand to his eyes, and said "I can see it from here".  So cute.

This guy was my favorite.  

On his tongue was a worm looking thing, and he used it to lure fish in to eat.  

Amazing.  

Nature astounds me.

What is Valentine's Day without a sweet treat?

Happy Valentine's Day!

The two of us take Seattle.

Have I ever mentioned that my parents are fabulous?  

This weekend my mom (and my sister, Paige) watched the boys so Ben and I could get away for a few days.  It was fabulous, for the most part.  We had a few interesting moments, but overall, our weekend away was perfect.

The bad:

In a period of 24 hours, we were offered weed, watched a drug deal in plain sight, and walked out of a movie because someone thought it was better to watch a chick flick while smoking pot.  (Just so you know-- in the two years we lived in Tijuana, we never saw any drugs in person.)

The good:  

Seattle, you had me at Nordstrom.  Did you know Nordstrom started in Seattle as a shoe store?  There are Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom Rack stores on every corner, and I love it.  

Oh, and it is beautiful here.  I am a huge fan of the greenery and the water everywhere.  

We have a few more days here...any ideas of what we need to see?

Oh, and don't you love Ben's beard?  I think it makes him look AMAZINGLY MANLY.