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M&D took me to Seattle for a visit.  Boy do they have a lot of fun things there!

On the first day, we started out with an airplane ride:

They have a really great airport where you get to walk way out and be near all of the propeller planes.  I could have stayed and watched longer, but M&D said it was time to go.

Next, it was a ride on the light rail (my first real train ride!):

Not only was the ride fun, but there was lots of great stuff to see out the window while we were riding, like these diggers!

After the train ride, Daddy and I went for a big, big ferry ride.  This ferry carried a hundred cars – and even big tractor trailer trucks!

Not only that, but it had three levels with stairs, and it had an inside with seats and tables, and snacks!

That was kinda nice because it was pretty windy “topside”.

After this big day, we stayed with Uncle John and Aunt Carol at their house by the lake where they have a dock where you can throw rocks in the water – which is the best kind.

The next day, we went to the market.  Our adventure started with my first bus ride:

And that was no ordinary bus!  It was a double bus.  Daddy said it was “articulated”.

At the market, these chocolate croissants tasted as good as they looked:

The fish were fun to look at, but we didn’t taste any.

Then it was down the big hill…

…to see the UPS truck:

Just Kidding!  It was the Seattle Aquarium!  There was lots of fun stuff to see here, like this enormous fish tank…

… and sea otters…

… up close and personal!

The next day we went to visit my friend Lauren at her house.

We worked on making a snack together, and also on puzzles and games.

Later, we went for a ride on their dock-boat.  Lauren’s Daddy Big Ben let me drive!

At the end of that day, I guess I was pretty tired.

Our last day in Seattle, my photographer apparently took the day off so I don’t have any pictures of me to share.  But we saw Aunt Jo, Uncle Don, and cousin Sarah for a yummy breakfast.  And we visited with cousins Nicole, Haley and Toby, and we even went to the Lego store where I got a recycling truck set!

What a fun trip!  I hope we get to go back soon!

The crickets were so loud that I had to put ‘Mater on my ear to block out the noise.

(Ed. Note: Looks like it worked, Ben!)

Today was just plain tiring.  And that splinter I got didn’t help, either.  Sometimes, you just need to turn in early…

You may have seen my new construction worker outfit in the last post.  Well, here’s the official GQ shot, complete with my hard hat.

I had fun wearing this to Home Depot with Daddy.  I think a lot of the people there wish they had their own.

And you can never be too safe.  There’s no reason not to wear a safety vest 24/7!

Sometimes, the best naps are taken with best friends.

I like eating snacks with my friend Hop.  He is always very gracious about my offers for snacks, but he never takes me up on them, so I get to eat them all!

Clearly, I’m going to have to find a different buddy when snacks turn to brussel sprouts!

I recently got to go on a walk in the woods with my friend Zoey and her mom Harriet (and Daddy) (and Mommy).

Zoey was nice enough to hold my hand so that I wouldn’t get lost.

(Ed. Note: Sorry for the fuzzy cell-phone photo…)

Doggie and Froggie are my buddies when it comes to helping me get the vacuuming done.

As long as I have them (& M&D, of course), everything is OK.

After the Hawaiian bartender post, I thought I should work on my drink pouring (or at least filling) skills.  According to Daddy, filling drinks is what bartenders do when they’re not wiping down their trays.  So I guess I better learn!

Can you see how much I’m concentrating?  This is hard work!