The Robison Round-Up: A Seattle Thanksgiving

We were home from New York for a day and a half before we turned around a caught an early flight to Seattle for Thanksgiving. Thankfully my parents kept Mason here in Dallas while Sean and I were in NY so he didn't have too many back-to-back trips and time changes. Mason was just under the two year mark when we flew to Seattle, which means he could still fly for free in our laps. Thankfully both legs of the trip had a little extra space on the plane and we were able to put him in his carseat in his own seat. This made traveling with him MUCH easier. He was still very busy and never got any shut eye on the plane, but at least he was contained to one spot!

Sean's parents live in Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle. Seeing Mom & Dad R alone is worth any trip, but it's a bonus that they live in a city that we have come to love so much. I know the rainy, dreary days get to the locals after awhile, but when you're visiting for just a few days it's a really relaxing and comforting environment. It rained every day we were there, and I enjoyed every second of it. It was nice to have absolutely nothing to do when Mason napped except to get comfortable under a blanket and read with a fire burning and rain pattering on the windows.

We all had some quality time together as a family and made sure there was at least one activity a day out of the house so that Mason could burn off some energy. My favorite was the long, rainy walk we took through the steep woods in my in-laws neighborhood that ends at a park on Lake Washington. We also visited the Bellevue Club, an amazing athletic club that Mom & Dad R belong to, and dropped Mason off in their childcare while we burned off some calories, grabbed a coffee, and sat down for lunch after we picked him up. The flagship REI is in downtown and we paid a visit there to browse the amazing selection and let Mason play in the giant treehouse/kids play area. We also fell back on one of our go-to places with Mason, Barnes & Noble, to let him read to his hearts desire and play with the toys they had on display.

Hanging out around the house was a blast as well. Mason loved coloring and playing Legos with his Grandma & Grandad and we enjoyed watching him race his cars around the house, play with the dog, and search for the cat. Every meal was delicious, and it was so fun for the adults to unwind with good conversation and the Seattle Times Super Quiz every evening during happy hour and dinner.

We are looking forward to our next visit with Mom & Dad R when they come here for Christmas. I know Mason will be ready to show off his new Lego skills and football hiking abilities. Sadly they're coming just five days after the Cowboys play the Steelers here in Dallas. That would have made for an interesting three hours in this house (Go 'Boys!).

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Traveling with a toddler requires a lot of luggage so we didn't bring our camera. These are all from my iPhone and mostly horrible quality! Hopefully the ones from Grandad's camera turned out better.