Michele and Luke enjoying a nice moment together during our time in Seattle.
Month: August 2015
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We’re on a Boat
It hasn’t taken us long to learn how much water means to Seattle. It’s everywhere. So, we thought that it made sense to see the city from the water … we took a short ferry ride and enjoyed some blue skies and skyline views.
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Seafood
Beautiful views and decent food on the coast at Ray’s.
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Space Needle
James successfully bullied us into going to the Space Needle with the sheer repetition and persistence that three year olds are famous for. He loved seeing the needle up close. We probably could have saved money and skipped the admission fee, instead going straight to the gift shop. Touristy as it was, the view is pretty great from the observation deck.
Luke was there, but we couldn’t figure out how to safely get him into the photo. Next time.
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Pike Place Market
Like all good tourists, we made our way to the Pike Place Market, America’s first farmer’s market, during our trip. We went as a group on our first morning in Seattle – we barely scratched the surface, but could see the appeal of the place. I was fortunate enough to get a second and then third glimpse later in the trip and scored a few extra photos.
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Running Boy
James finally found some people that could keep up with him.
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Luke’s Full
I guess James Luke didn’t need to be topped off with that bottle after all. Good reminder that everybody should bring a change of clothes in their carry on. I didn’t heed this reminder.
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Happy Traveler
Luke did well on his first flights – world travel, here he comes!
For some reason, I decided to take part in the US National Sprint Triathlon Championship in Milwaukee this weekend. Grossly unprepared but willing to pay the registration fee, I decided to give it a try. I finished the race, so that met my success criteria. The act of racing isn’t fun, but in hindsight, it feels good. After 9 years in Milwaukee, I finally swam in Lake Michigan. I got to hear Michele and James cheering for me as I got out of the water. I got to bike on Lincoln Memorial without any traffic, and then got to bike over the Hoan Bridge. Somehow, I was actually able to bike and run faster in this tri than I did in my last one … which I actually trained for. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.
Hopefully I’ll have some photos to add in here later, but for now, it’s just a screenshot of a bunch of numbers.
I was beaten by 70% of the field, but some of those 70% are current and former national and world champions. I can live with that.
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Smell My Feet
This won’t be tolerated for long … but for now James was amused to have Luke’s feet in his face.
