Mimi's March Visit: A Photo Adventure

That's right! Another photo adventure! Which basically means I took way too many photos to narrow it down to just a few.

 

I am still a little behind on my blogging, (Ok, I missed a whole year. I'm way behind.) but I figured in honor of Mother's Day, I would get the post written about my mom's recent visit.

 

It was a great week! We started off her trip with a bang: great weather, and a trip to the zoo (see the Mimi's arrival post for more on that).  After that first day, it we kept it relatively low-key, but still managed to squeeze a lot in! So, rather than doing a bunch of writing, I'm going to let the photos tell the story. Enjoy the adventure.

 

 

We went on walks. (Mimi couldn't walk without the "poor puppies.")

 

 We visited the beach. (Despite cold and WINDY weather.)

 

We played in driftwood forts.

We smiled. A lot.

 We sang silly songs.

We did a little exploring.

We posed for pictures.

 

We enjoyed the views.

 

 

We ate good food.

 

We had a DATE night!

(Mimi stayed home with the boys so Matt and I could go out ALONE. It'd been over a year.)



 Matt and I saw our first Sunset from Deception Pass Bridge.

 Amazing.

 Beer. Cocktails. Yum.

 Matt's water glass.

 Damn straight I am. (Bathroom selfie.)

We had some quality mother-daughter time!
(Wine flights and bites.)

 

We rode ferries.

 

And lastly: We had a night away!

Mom had a very early (6AM) flight Sunday morning, so for her last night in town, JUST SHE AND I went into Seattle and stayed in a hotel. It was my first night away from Kai, but Matt did AWESOME holding down the fort. We had too much fun. :)

Lunch at The Pike Pub & Brewery.

 

 

 

 Of course I had to get the sampler.

 

Uh oh. Mom spotted Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory! 

Deciding on an apple! 

 

We checked out the rest of Pike Place market.

 Loved. Loved. Loved it.

 

 

We walked the streets of Seattle.

 

At least he is honest...

 

 

 

We found this group singing and chanting LOUDLY in the fountain.

It entertained us for probably 15 minutes. Easily.

 

Speaking of entertainment. Mom and I could not have picked a better weekend to stay in Seattle. The Emerald City Comicon festival was going on. What does that mean? I'm not really sure. For us it meant streets filled with crazies dressed in spandex, fur, tall boots... and other HILLARIOUS zany costumes. We found a FRONT row seat to the main attraction in the window of a hotel bar RIGHT next to the convention center. We drank, we ate, and we laughed all night.

 

 

 

Her trip was too short. It always is. But we made the best of it, that's for sure. Love you Madja.