Spring Break

Last week was spring break. Olivia had playdates scheduled for 3 of the days, plus it was supposed to be rainy most of the week. But we managed to get out a little bit. One day, we went to a chocolate factory where you can sample all their chocolates, and then to see the Fremont Troll. Yep, there he is.

Check that off our list of the many things to see in Seattle. That's a car he's holding. My kids wanted to go explore under the bridge behind him, but I didn't let them - I didn't want to find out if the row of tattered sleeping bags back there were inhabited or not.
They thought the chocolate factory (Theo's Chocolates - "Proud to be the only organic, fair trade, bean-to-bar chocolate factory in the US") was full of "disgusting chocolate." They had flavors like coconut curry, spicy chile, fig fennel and almond . . . most of it was dark chocolate, and kind of chalky. We decided the vanilla milk chocolate was pretty good, but apparently our taste buds (including mine) aren't refined enough for their chocolate.
To make up for their disappointment in the gourmet stuff, I stopped at Rite-aid on the way home and let them pick a piece of Easter candy.

Jackson was excited to find a chocolate bunny just like the one at the chocolate factory Curious George goes to in his book (which was more what they had in mind, I'm sure).

The rest of the week was mostly playdates or doing rainy stuff at home, like play-doh or making more of these.

On Friday, Olivia really wanted to go ride the lightrail. We rode the bus downtown, ate lunch at Westlake Center mall, and then got on the lightrail and rode to the airport and back. They got to experience the joy of public transport. And I was really glad when we got to the airport that we only had to go in to find a restroom, and didn't have a plane ride to add to our journey, too. On the bus ride home, it was really crowded. When I got on with 3 little ones, two kind souls gave up their seats for us. I was glad Jackson fell asleep on the arm of the little grandma next to him and not the gangsters behind him.