Thursday, July 7, 2016

Always a Party!!

We decided months ago that we wanted to go on a family trip this summer before Tanner left on his mission.

I have great memories of visiting the Seattle area with my family as a kid, so that's where we decided to go.  Our dance group planned a trip to the Couer D'alene area around the same time, which just happens to be about halfway to Seattle so we joined with them at Silverwood Theme Park & Triple Play Family Fun Center.  It was the perfect trip for our range of age groups in the family!

I was really hoping the whole family would be able to come with us, but it was really too difficult for Dex & Akayla to get so much work off and afford the whole big trip as a newly married couple.

But Corina & Daniel were able to come, and we even flew Adri from Zion's National Park so she could come too!

We had a blast!  
Definitely not a relaxing vacation, but we packed in A LOT of fun!

You would think packing 12 people in a motor home for 10 days (Corina & Daniel slept in their own tent) would cause a lot of contention, but we had a lovely time together with very few issues!

TRIPLE PLAY 
laser tag, go karts, bowling, ropes course, bumper cars, & an arcade....
this place was SOOOOO FUN!!





PERFORMING & PLAYING


ARGOSY CRUISE
such beautiful weather in Seattle!!


Lunch at IVARS!  Fish 'n Chips - delicious!!!


SEATTLE AQUARIUM
coolest thing EVER!!  we could touch everything -
sea anemones, star fish, sea cucumbers, etc!




jelly fishes!!








PUGET SOUND BEACH
I LOVE THESE PEOPLE!!





PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER












CAMPING


SANDPOINT FARMER'S MARKET


PIKE'S MARKET PLACE
Gum Wall - completely disgusting!!



maple bacon, powdered sugar, & cinnamon sugar doughnuts -
perfect breakfast!



SPACE NEEDLE




WOODLAND ZOO


SILVERWOOD THEME PARK
love our dance family!






good things:
sleeping in your own bed
family time
beautiful weather

2 comments:

Heidi said...

Now you deserve a vacation from the vacation with just your hubby! Now that's a real vacation :)

Erika said...

We love CDA!!! I am so glad you went.