We have been counting down the days until my niece, Cortney, came to visit us. She graduated high school and we got to provide her a vacation after graduation. She flew into Seattle early one morning. Bryan and I were able to go and pick her up (thanks to mom and dad...Bryan's parents for watching the girls).
We first took her to Pikes Market. She got to see the huge fish being thrown and see all the fun sights. Next stop, the pier to visit Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and then we walked around the pier. The next stop was the Seattle Aquarium. We had a lot of fun.
The next stop on our day of fun was to take her to see the space needle. She really wanted to do this. She was so excited to shop and a little upset when I told her she didn't get to shop as soon as we got there. We surprised her with lunch at the Sky City to celebrate her High School Graduation. Then she got to shop her heart out.
After shopping we walked around and saw things we could around the space needle. Then we took Cortney on a Ride the Duck tour. It wasn't as amazing as the first tour we had was better, but this one was still a lot of fun. Then we got in the car and left Seattle. We spent about 5 or 6 hours in the car and we drove to Coeur d'Alene Idaho and spent the night. After a fabulous breakfast we headed off to Silverwood. We had so much fun despite the colder temperatures and it being a day full of school kids.
Finally we were back home. After two days packed full of fun we took a few days off and just relaxed. Then Claire showed Cortney how to do the zip-line at Uncle Dale's and Aunt Rachel. We are so glad they let us play on the zip-line. It provides so much fun...
...Yes that is Claire with her feet pretty much above her head. Then of course we had to swim at Perry's Party Palace Pool...once again we are grateful for Uncle Dale an Aunt Rachel for sharing their beautiful pool with us.
We had such a great time with Cort visiting. My two girls had so much fun with her. I think she saved me so much stress. So much happened with moving, preparing for our family reunion, ward boundaries changing, callings, and so many other things. Thanks Cortney for making the past two weeks the best ever! We love you!!!
