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Freemont Troll Fun

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Today was a pretty tame day. We went out for breakfast, hung out at home and just spent some quality time together. We did head to the city for a bit and revisited the Fremont Troll so that Auntie Jillian could see it. The trip back in April was without her and by the time we visited the troll, people were starting to fall with the horrible Norovirus that swept through all of us, except my dad.

The girls are always up for a trip to the Freemont Troll and this time they even had the chance to do a mini photo shoot with Auntie JJ. This is what fun with Auntie is!

After all of our fun, we headed home for some BBQ done perfectly by Shaun. Then Jillian and I head out for the evening to do a little ghost tour of the city. I know where a few haunted spots are. We had fun until the gunshots we heard near us while driving through the International District at 12am. That’s when we high tailed it out of there and called it quits for the evening. We did however drive past Kurt Cobain’s former residence, over to the Pioneer Cemetery, through Queen Anne and its several haunted locations and over to the site of the infamous Wah Mee massacre. There were a few more in there as well, so despite our brush with gunfire we were ok.

Fremont Troll, Gas Works Park and More Vomit

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Everyone woke up feeling better this morning, so we took it easy and then head out to see some of the sights. Abby and Ellie really wanted to show Grandpa and Grandma the Fremont Troll, so that is where we headed. 
There is a lot to see in Seattle, but the Fremont Troll is pretty cool. A special little spot in an artsy side of town. The girls love it and it was the perfect day to go with very few people around.
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!

Ellie through in a little wave too!  Come and get me!

Grandma Denise and the Fremont Troll.

Such a fun and unique place to visit.

Doing a bit of exploring with Daddy.

One, singular sensation every little step they take! TADA!

After the trip to the Fremont Troll, we decided that it was a perfect and sunny day to head over to Gasworks Park. This park has gorgeous views of the city and a unique history all of its own. If you would like to learn about it, please click here. Its a pretty cool place and certainly busy when the sun is out.

Many of the buildings still stand and make this park so interesting.

Perfect day and a gorgeous skyline

Watching all of the boats, DUCKS and birds.

What mom???  Enough with the pictures all ready!

GasWorks and Kite Hill. Perfect day to enjoy.

Playing and exploring as per usual.

We enjoyed our time at Gas Works, but unfortunately as we walked around Grandma Denise started to feel yucky so we packed up the car and headed back to our house. By then time we reached our house, it was obvious that now Grandma Denise had what Ellie and I had. She was miserable and what made it worse was the fact that they have to leave in the morning to travel back to Bozeman. Not the way I wanted them to end their anniversary trip, at all.

Exploring Pikes and Some New Places

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Now that I am back to work, time is a limited commodity. When we do have the weekend to ourselves, we head out to find some fun things to do and spend the time together. Today we decided to be tourists in Seattle and check out Pike’s Market and then discover the Fremont Troll. 
Pike’s market was fun but a little busy. The rain kept the crowds away, but it also meant that everyone spent time inside the market and off of the streets. We would have been fine had we not decided to use the stroller. Pushing that thing through a very crowded Pike’s Market was a blast! We survived and still had a wonderful time. The girls even enjoyed a trip to one of the stores to buy some beautiful fans. One in pink and one in purple of course!
I love the old signs down in the market.
The name speaks for itself.
The rain let up so it was out to the streets to check out the shops.

After the market we decided to find another Seattle treasure, the Fremont Troll. This spot would be new for all of us and I was very excited for the girls to see him. Fremont is a very artsy and free-spirited If you have never heard of the Fremont Troll you can learn a little more about him here and here.

While the girls found him to be a bit intimidating at first (it was pretty dark and gloomy by the time we got to him) they soon warmed up and wanted to play and explore. You can climb to the top and explore all around the troll and they certainly got a kick out of it. Once again the rain kept people away, so it was nice to explore without the crowds. Score another one for the Wharton’s!

Daddy, Abby and Ellie hanging out with the troll.
Walking under the George Washington Memorial Bridge, AKA the Aurora Bridge, on Troll Street