Seattle

Lindy and I took a vacation this last weekend. A quick mother-daughter trip to Seattle for this:

The beautiful girl pictured above is my niece. She is an amazing dancer and was chosen to dance the part of Clara in the Nutcracker this year. We couldn't pass it up...we just had to be there. And I'm so glad we were. It was incredible. It was so much fun to be able to participate in something that is such a big part of her life. And she was phenomenal. I'm not just saying that because we're related. She's good. But that's not all; she's good inside, too.

Lindy loved the ballet. In fact, Lindy loved everything about Seattle.

She got to stand up, holding onto the pole, while riding the airport shuttle...and thought it was awesome:

She tried Mongolian BBQ for the first time...and LOVED it:

And her cousin (the one she follows around 99% of the time) introduced her to "inventing things". He had a box of odds and ends he'd found (twist ties, wires, paper clips, elastics, springs...you name it) and he graciously let Lindy create all sorts of things. She was in heaven:

It was a fun trip. A big thanks to my brother's family for giving us a wonderful place to stay and for the amazing weekend. We can't wait to see you again soon!