Seattle Part #2

The next day we took the ferry from Belfair into Seattle to go to Pike Place Market. Jerry had to work, but he was delivering ice cream in Seattle, so we could see him while he was working. Travis was really excited about the ferry. We just left our car and walked on since we would be staying close to the ferry and wouldn't need a car in Seattle. The ferry ride lasted about an hour, and the boys enjoyed it thoroughly. Travis liked being in the front and looking at all the cars that were underneath.

The view as we approached Seattle. It was unseasonably cool and we were chilly standing outside on the deck.

We visited Pike Place Market and saw the fish mongers. Uncle Jerry met us here- he delivers ice cream to the restaurant to the left in the picture. Then he took Travis on his next delivery. Travis loved helping deliver ice cream!

We picked up some food for lunch and ate on the ferry on the way home. We still had a little drive to get back to the house, but the boys didn't even make it out of Belfair. I cannot remember the last time Travis fell asleep in his car seat! They were quite the cute pair.

Mireille had to go to work after our trip into Seattle, and she made it home just in time for some "boy time" before bedtime. There was a bit of rough housing...

The next day was a day off for both Mireille and Jerry so we made a visit to the ice cream place where Jerry works. They were making some special flavors of ice cream for our party and we had to pick it up. Plus we wanted to check out the place where all the action takes place! We went in the super cold freezers where they store the ice cream. It was the coldest freezer I had ever been in and we just stood in the doorway! They said that they have to put on coats and gloves to load the delivery trucks. I believe it!

And we were able to get a few samples before we left. We tasted Dulce de Leche freshly made. It was SO good!

Travis thought so too. He wasn't sharing!

There was a lot of eating and not much talking. This is one of the owners with us as we were filling our mouths with too tasty ice cream.

After nap we took a boat ride on the lake with some of Mireille and Jerry's friends. It was sunny finally, but the water was still 70 degrees. They foolishly thought the kids would go swimming! They would have frozen into ice pops!

They did enjoy the ride though. I was worried that Justin with all of his 20.5 pounds would flip out, but we managed to keep him in the whole time. Do mothers worry constantly when doing something like this, or is it just me?


Jerry and Mireille both wake boarded and Travis' job was to raise the orange flag when the person went down so other boaters would know to be careful in the area around the boat. He took this job very seriously. When Randy and I tried, the flag was up more than it was down.

Are you seeing the full wet suit my sister was wearing? IN JULY?!! Even with the wet suit it was so cold when the water came trickling in from around the neck. When it was my turn Jerry grabbed me and threw me in. The shock was enough to take my breath away! I spent more time in the water than on top so I got the full force of the cold every time I smacked on my stomach on the water. Belly flops in cold water are much less pleasant than in warm water. Just trust me on this.

Justin and Travis downed nearly a pound on cherries and half the container of watermelon. That recharged them for tubing the length of the lake.

This is us letting the rope out before the ride began. The tube had three "seats" so Jerry took one, Travis another, and Justin and I shared the third. The boys had so much fun, Travis especially. At first he didn't know what to expect, but he quickly got the hang of it and Jerry encouraged him to close his eyes a few times and to stand up while Jerry held on to him. It looked a little like "Titanic". I had my entire arm through the back of Justin's life vest and he stood up too. I hadn't ever been in a tube like this one, much less holding a toddler, so I was petrified that we would tip over the wake of the boat. I am glad the boys didn't know to be scared. They enjoyed the trip and were ready for more. (I was able to borrow a wet suit from the woman who owned the boat. SO GLAD for that!)

It was a good trip and we were sad to leave, but we did return with plenty of ice cream for a doozy of an ice cream bash. We wish Aunt Mireille and Uncle Jerry lived closer to us, but we are so glad that there are lots of fun things to do when we visit. And we only have to wait two months before they are coming to see us!