Seattle and the Space Needle

The last thing we did in Portland was have breakfast at

a really chic and stylish restaurant called Mother's Bistro & Bar...

My blue-eyed girls...

Seattle is about 3 hours away from Portland.

Thank goodness the kids were tired and slept for most of the drive.

It was a gorgeous day.

I had one hope for when I was in Seattle.

I wanted it to rain.

As we entered the city, this is what the sky looked like.

I thought I just might get my wish.

After we got settled into the hotel, our first order of business was

to go visit the very first Nordstrom. The flagship store.

I love Nordstrom.

I would say that is my favorite place to shop. (With Forever 21 as a close second)

It's kind of like Disneyland in the sense that their quality, customer service and just overall

care for their customers goes above and beyond expectations. Its a pleasant and rich place to shop.

After going to Nordstrom, no other store ever quite lives up to it.

From there, we took the monorail through the city and made it to the Space Needle just in

time for the sun to go down... and a really great dinner. The scenery was breath taking.

The kids loved the monorail. No seat belts or car seats? I don't blame them!

The Space Needle

It's a little high for my taste but dinner reservations at the very top

and another life experience for the kids motivated me to go.

The view from the restaurant...