Still working on catching up with posts from the holidays! I wanted to share this fun outing we did with my mom a few days after Christmas. It was a busy morning, but so much fun. We started by checking out a huge model train & village @ the Seattle Center (which we had actually seen in the very early setting-up stages, more than a month before!). The girls were mesmerized.
Then we rode the monorail downtown. The girls LOVED it!
Once downtown, we hopped on the holiday carousel. Until somewhat recently, it’s been hard to do carousels since I couldn’t spot both little girls at the same time. Now they are pros, though Emma was feeling a bit nervous since this one didn’t have "seatbelts". My cautious girl!
Though I know this would be great to do in the days leading up to Christmas, we’ve enjoyed it twice now after the big rush (last year, just Emma & I went, taking the bus, skipping the monorail portion) and had a blast — no lines, no stress, still lots of fun! Most everything was still up downtown, decoration-wise, though some of the window displays in the big stores were gone. Oh well.
After the merry-go-round we walked a few blocks to check out the fancy gingerbread house display at a downtown hotel. Cool, but hard for the kids to see without being held, and we were outnumbered 3-2. We then hit the food court for some lunch before heading back to our car via another monorail ride. This will definitely a tradition, we all had a blast!
Delia in her new PINK coat, Elsie in turquoise, Emma in purple
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So fun! This is the best downtown tradition. I loved it as a kid and my kids love it just as much. Hooray for traditions!
That sounds like a fun (and slightly exhausting) outing.