During Spring Break, Cam was SUPER busy with his new job (and still is)! He even had an overnight trip and since Clementine and I are always up for an adventure, we came with!
We got the neighbors to watch Jack and hit the road. Cam was working in Kirkland which is quite near where we lived when Clementine was a baby! Oh, the memories! We stayed at a lovely hotel in Redmond that was so well decorated I wanted to take notes. And the staff there was SO helpful with Clementine, too!
When we pulled up I realized I had to check in and unload the luggage AND crib by myself--with Clementine in tow! That was a little nerve wracking, especially once I realized that the hotel lobby was decorated with blown-glass art! EEK!
Lucky for me they had a ton of these trolleys out front. Clementine hopped right on her chariot and she stayed put till we got to the fourth floor! I think the chariot ride might have been her favorite part of the trip!
She also loved the gigantic hotel room bed where she could jump (we only jump on hotel beds) and wrestle with daddy once he got off work! She could also cuddle up with Kirby and watch Sponge Bob from the bed!
I had bought these water wings for Clem as swimming pools are still pretty new for her. She gladly wore the water wings when it was just the four of us, but later some "big kids" came down to the pool. They were maybe 5-8 and did not need water wings. They had goggles and could dive. Clem watched from the edge, peeled off her water wings and then whispered to me: "Go away, mommy."
She so badly wants to be big.
I let her walk on the stairs by herself but she wouldn't let me reach out for her. She confidently stepped off the third step toward the fourth and was literally in over her head. She wasn't scared but that was enough to let her know she does need mama nearby.
We played the rest of the time together, but without the water wings.
Then Nolan came up to the room where these two shared a snack of goldfish crackers and explored the nooks and crannies of the hotel room.
The next day while Cam worked, Clem and I visited my friend Ann on Tiger Mountain in Issaquah. Driving to her house, I couldn't remember why we'd ever left--I was filled with so much nostalgia!
I had hoped to visit more friends and my old school but we just didn't have long enough! Next time we'll have to take a longer mini-vacation.
Sesame Street Live was playing in Everett so we went for Mother's day! Clem didn't quite understand what was going on but when we got to the arena, there was Elmo and Sesame Street characters EVERYWHERE--she knew something fun was about to happen.
This was Clementine's first real journey to a stadium to sit in seats. She had to have her own seat, but she mostly sat like this; on daddy's lap.
We weren't sure how she'd do in an arena watching a show, but we got tickets pretty close to the front and she was enthralled the entire time.
I love Sesame Street so much and am happy to support them, but BOY! did they have this money making down to a science! There was a 20 minute intermission where a guy came out holding an enormous balloon bouquet. There were at least 50 Elmo balloons. 
