In the beginning of August I was able to go with my parents and Steve-o to Seattle. It was such a fun trip! Our parents had recently been there for one of my dad's business trips so they had the trip all planned out for us, which was really nice.
Our frist stop was to Pike Street. This is a must have folks! We loved it so much that before we left to head back home we stopped there one more time. Here is Steve-o and I infront of the market.
They have lots and lots of fresh produce, which was so amazing! To sell their produce they would cut some fresh juicy peaches or give out some huge raspberries. . . so much better than eating lunch at the costco sample tables:)
Okay now onto the flowers! See the bunches of flowers below. How much do you think they cost? Would you beleive that most are $5-$10?!?! Really I would move to Seattle just so I could buy some fresh flowers to put onto my table every week.
And let us not forget the fish. It was fun to watch the guys throw the big fish when someone made a purchase. There were lots and lots of fish!
I can't remember what these are called. . . I know bless my heart. It sure was scary trying to pick this big sucker up without getting pinched by the others in the massive trough. I was proud that I did it though!
Eating freshly made donuts, thanks mom and dad!
After spending a couple hours at Pike Street we moved onto the Space Needle. This is a view from the top. I went through my pics and couldn't find any of the actual building before heading up, oh well. Seattle really is a beautiful city.
The next day we hopped onto a ferry and made our way over to Canada. Here is dad and me on the front of the ferry. It was real cold and windy!
While we were outside, Steve-o and mom were sleeping inside. Party poopers:) We were all beat from the day before and was trying to catch up on some sleep.
Entering one of the harbors. Beautiful!
So when my parents told me we would be going to a garden place to look at flowers. . . . . ya. . . . that is what I thought. Great a flower garden (insert sarcasm here). But holy fire guys! This place is INCREDIBLE!!! The Butchart Gardens was so much fun. It took us a couple hours to walk through the whole thing and I enjoyed it a lot!
Here is one part of the gardens. This was a stone quarry but the woman of the house decided it needed to look better:) These pictures really don't do any justice at all. This had to be one of my fav's.
A water fountain that made different designs, which included the canadian leaf. The happy couple below walked in and wouldn't leave. So after waiting a bit I decided to just take the picture and to always remember them as well.
So my family dared me to sit upon the horse for a picture, which was such a hard one to accept:) So as I am sitting upon the horse for a picture this lady, on the left hand side of the pic, gave me her cowboy hat to help the picture along. Bless her!
After the gardens we drove around Victoria Island, got some food, and walked around. I couldn't resist a picture with this lovely fellow.
When we got back to the mainland we drove up to see where the Olympics were held. On our way up the mountains Steve-o and I were sound asleep. Really that is all I did during the trip. For some odd reason I have been getting car sick. Canada doesn't sell any motion sickness pills that are not anti drowsy. . . whatever! So anywho I was popping the pills and sleeping the whole time in the back only to wake up for meals and to see our different destinations. Okay now back to the Olympics. So we are almost to the top when mom and dad yell something about a bear. Steve-o and I wake up to see this little beauty! We were that close!!!! The bear was eating some grass and just enjoying himself.
Back to seattle and before we flew out we took a harbor tour of the locks. Yet again after about an hour I woke up on a bench with my family missing. After trying to get myself to wake up and groggily walking out on deck I found them all smiles.
Our trip was a lot of fun and I am so glad that I was able to make it with them. On the flight home I was able to snap this picture of one of their beautiful mountains.
