It's a Wadkins World: Opening Weekend

Dan and I have six weddings that we are going to this spring and summer. When we were on our way to Seattle, we joked that it was Opening Weekend of our Wedding Season. Although it's going to be a busy summer, we are so excited for all of our trips to Seattle to see our wonderful friends & family and explore the big city.

I'm loving this time in our lives where we are not bound to any school schedule and make can make our trips last four or five days so that we have more time with friends. Dan's firm has an office in Seattle that he can work in while we're there, also making it easier to get away.

Play date with the Bennett's. We've missed our Hawaii buddies and were so looking forward to seeing them. When I told Lola we were going to see Risa, Tali and Brit, she said, "Oh! We just love those guys!" Yes we do!

Getting to meet baby Deacon. What a sweetie pie. Of course Lola, the baby lover, adores him. We can't wait to see he and Mac grow to be good buddies too.

Mac with Uncle Nolan...the Seahawks most recent and most promising staff recruit.

LOVE the Ellensburg family of ours. Can't wait to play at the lake with them all this summer!

On Friday, Dan and I took the kiddos to the Aquarium and Ivars down on the pier. What a fun spot. What made it even better was having the Flaherty girls meet up with us.

Two peas in pods

This visit, we got an up close view of the sea otters. Last time, they had new babies and such a large crowd that we didn't get to enjoy them as much as we did this time. Lola and Kinslee were cracking up at them lying on their backs floating around.

Four little friends

Mac loved watching the tropical fish

Watching the jellyfish together.

Playing at the park with Kinslee and Tayslee

Exhausted yet? Dan and I went to our friend, Kevin's wedding in Snohomish on Saturday night. Rachael and James were so great and watched our kids for us, taking them out to Mexican dinner- always a hit! So Dan and I got all dressed up and enjoyed a grown up night out. Of course, we took no pictures of ourselves the entire evening. Without kids around, I just forget to get out my camera! It was a great stay, fun night out, and can't wait to head back for more fun! Thanks Katy & Abo for dinner, thanks to Meghan for breakfast and Lola's flower girl "dress fitting" and thanks to the Bennetts, the Teasleys, and Rach & James for feeding us in your homes. Come see us in Spokane and we'll entertain and feed you too :)

Pit stop in the Burg on the way home. Uncle Andrew was in a hockey tournament and after scoring three goals, received an MVP hat, which he gave to Lola. She loves it and loves her Uncle Andrew!