Visit to Seattle

I had a chunk of days off in a row...so Blake & I flew to Seattle to play with grandpa & grandma Erdmann. We had a blast and were treated like kings! Here's the GIANT instagram picture purge of our trip. Enjoy!

9.30.11

1. Saying goodbye to dad...who couldn't come because of school. 2. Sunrise. 3. Checking out the view. 

4. Out our window. 5. Blake was a fan of the ginger ale. 6. Happy because he has his gum.

1. Baggage claim, Blake loved that the carousel moved. 2. Already getting away with anything. 3. Amazing breakfast in the shadow of the Seattle Temple. 4. Cars, cars, cars! Blake would pick up one at a time. 5. Examine the wheels. 6. Then take em for a test drive.

First Twinkie...notice him pulling grandpa's hand to his mouth! Nice.

10.1.11

1. Snoqualmie Falls. 2. Sign. 3. Me & dad. 4. Me & dad striking a pose. (poor guy...I made him take a lot...but he's a good sport!) 5. Mom in the car. 6. Blake was awake for the whole 1.5 hour ride and fell asleep literally 5 minutes before we arrived.

1. Next stop, Seattle Center. 2. International Fountain. 3. Me & Blake...he LOVED watching the water. 4. Grandma & Blake. 5. "WOOoow!" Blake said as we tipped him to see the Space Needle. 

6. Space Needle from below. 7. Ready, set, go! 8. Blake & grandpa. 9. He's got them wrapped around his little finger. 

We used the self timer on my dslr to get a few group shots...Blake would cheer after each photo and make his silly little under-bite-face! 

LOVE this face!

10.2.11

1. Brushing...or rather sucking water out of the brush. 2. Mr Cool. 3. Eating lunch while listening to conference. 4. Blake LOVED to get in grandpa's car and honk the horn.  5. Uncle Bryan letting Blake use his laptop. 6. Watching Uncle Bryan leaving for work.

1. Grandpa & Blake @ Mukilteo Beach. 2. Cute. 3. Blake was impressed with the boat driving by. Notice he's clutching his car...he wouldn't let go of it. 4. Ferry boat. 5. Grandma & Blake. 6. Momma & Blake.

Blake loved throwing the rocks...and would use the same rock over & over.

10.3.11

1. This boy gets away with anything at grandma's. 2. What he thinks about putting the pans away. 3. Discovered the light turns on if he wiggles the oven door. 4. His under-bite-face. 5. So excited about his new "caaar" (you better believe I squished that thing in our luggage, along with it's trailer!) 6. Honk!

1. Bryan & the birthday boy, Grandpa Morgan. 2. We were treated to dinner at Red Lobster for great grandpa's birthday. 3. Blake & Uncle Bryan. 4. Me & Bry. 5. As we left the resturant there was a bunch of ducks that Blake 'quaked' to..."Kak! Kak! Kak!" 6. Grandpa & Blake watching the ducks.

1. Great Grandpa Morgan enjoying his cupcakes, YUM! 2. Blake & his first cousins-once-removed. 3. Great Grandma Morgan & Grandma Erdmann. 

4. Great Uncle Reid and cousin Kim showing, well trying to show, Blake their Medic Alert bracelets like him. 5. Great Grandpa & Blake. 6. Playing. 

Blake was obsessed with great grandma's kitty Cheerio.
He kept us laughing as he chased the kitty behind the entertainment center
and then followed her behind the couch.

Here's a little movie clip:

10.4.11

1. Blake and g&g Erdmann. 2. Getting into trouble, and getting away with it. 3. Saying goodbye to grandma at her work.

1. Imagine Children's Museum. 2. In the museum is a pretend veterinary hospital...Blake desperately wanted the water in the sink to turn on...he signed 'please' & 'more' about a billion times...he didn't understand it only made noise like water, but there wasn't actually water running. Poor kid. 3. Tucking the animals in. 4. Off roading with grandpa. 5. Big boy. 6. Grandpa is such a good sport!

One room had these amazing building pieces and grandpa Erdmann decided Blake needed a dragster racecar!
Turned out pretty neat, eh?!!

1. WATER!! And his silly face. 2. Blake had a blast in the water room...he even stayed pretty dry. 3. Making his 'caaaar' noise. *note: anything with wheels is called a "caaar."

After the museum we had lunch with Bryan at Dick's Drive In and headed to the airport. 

1. Goodbye Seattle! 2. Blake was crazy at the airport...running, spinning, and crawling everywhere. 3. Figured out the Talking Fountain...it makes a trickle noise when you push the button. 4. Got stuck behind these crates when he tried to get his car. 5. Fell asleep as we landed! 6. Fascinated with the guys unloading the luggage...they waved him and Blake said, "Hiiiii."

Once off the airplane...Blake ran the whole way to baggage claim...I think he knew dad was waiting there for us! Such a sweet reunion, Blake really LOVES his dad!

At home, I got to relive the whole trip as I showed Rustin all our pics...which he said already seen most thanks to ALL the picture & video texts I sent. (what did we ever do before cell phones and texts?! i love technology!) 

Thanks Mom & Dad for such an amazing trip! WE HAD A BLAST!!

Our day ended kinda crumby when I accidentally tripped Blake in the airport parking lot...giving him a scuffed face and a fat lip. 

Sorry mister. =(