visitors

My parents came out for a visit over Memorial Day. After an unexpected flight cancellation, they arrived a day late, but plus one person! They surprised us by bringing Rachel too! We had such a great weekend that was jam packed with stuff to do and places to eat. Here are some of the highlights.

On Saturday we toured a chocolate factory in Fremont. Theo Chocolates is a fair trade, organic chocolate maker. We ate so much chocolate during the tour. I would recommend this to anyone who is in Seattle!


excited for the tour


mmmmm . . . peanut butter and jelly

No trip to Fremont is complete without visiting the troll.


Mom, Dad & the troll

We went to Snoqualmie Falls next. It was very beautiful, but kind of touristy. I guess one of the most visited places in WA should be touristy. Now we can say we've been there.


the ladies at the falls

It rained on Sunday. We spent the morning at the Ballard Locks. And went on the Underground Tour in the afternoon. Then a quick stop at the original Starbucks at Pike Place.


at the locks


underground


at the original

Monday was spent all around the city. I'm sure the highlight of my Dad's trip was seeing the Northwestern from "Deadliest Catch" in dry dock in Ballard.


Northwestern


Rae

On Tuesday we went to Mt. Rainier. This was my Mom's favorite part of the trip. We drove up to Paradise and then stopped at spots on our way down to do some hiking. We enjoyed a late dinner at Volterra and dessert at Cupcake Royale for their last night in town.


Mom & Dad


Mike's finally in a picture!