Seattle Summer Vacation

This past week we headed up to Seattle for some cool weather, a half marathon, and a summer vacation. Nate's family lives up in Seattle so we were able to stay at their condo on the beach instead of a hotel. The view was amazing and having our own kitchen was great also.

We headed to the aquarium and Pike's Place the first day there.

Ella loved the aquarium and Amy hated it. Hey she does not like fish, so this was not the best "touristy" type of thing for her.

Pike's Place was an adventure! There were so many people and great things to look at and taste. We had fresh baked scones, cherries, cheese kurds (YUMMY!), and meatballs. It would have been easy to have had at least a half a dozen other treats, but we resisted. Nate and Dad picked up some fresh seafood from the famous guys who throw fish. It was a mad house around their spot at the market. Everyone wants to see them throw the fish.

Nate and I ran the Seattle Rock and Roll half marathon on Saturday. It was a beautiful course (5 miles of it was around Lake Washington) and AWESOME weather. I saw a bald eagle and found 2 pennies. I finished in 2:14:25 (my personel best) and Nate finished in 2:50 (which was better than my 1st half marathon). After the race we headed to Crab Pot for lunch....so much great food.

Then back to the condo and low tide to find treasures!

We hit the Underground Tour of Seattle and the Space Needle on Sunday.

We had a great time. Kevin and I are looking forward to planning another vacation soon.