Seattle Staycation 2014: Days 6 & 7

Another day, another journey downtown via light rail.

The kids and I went up to the Smith Tower observation deck.

Gorgeous views!

Xander's favorite sight.

Peeking all the way down to the ground floor from the edge of the elevator.

Meanwhile, Michael went and joined the always-long line at Salumi, before it opened at 11am.

I don't think any of Mario Batali's family members were working that day,
but the sandwiches were amazing!

We headed back home to await the arrival of...

...Anya and Taya!

Sometimes the only thing that can make a fun vacation even better
is having best friends from home come and join you.

X and A created a "restaurant" for us.

Watching the city skyline at dusk.

Way-after-bedtime selfies on the back patio!

The next day, we all headed down to the bakery for breakfast.

We ended up at the Lockspot Cafe for lunch.

And then spent a long time hanging out at the locks,
seeing how they work.

We also went in and watched the fish ladder.

In the locks: before.

And after!

Away they go...

We said goodbye to Taya and Anya, and then headed to West Seattle
to meet up eventually with Patrice. First stop: Easy Street Records!

Can't pass up a good used bookstore.

Sign of a good purchase.

Finally: Dinner at Luna Park! (Michael and Clare had never been,
but Xander and I have, and were excited to show it to them.)

Plenty to see while we waited for Patrice to join us for dinner.

Next stop: the beach!