ABAI Conference in Seattle

Matt and I were attending the ABAI Conference in Seattle and since we both love the pacific northwest, we decided to turn our trip into a bit of a vacation. One thing we have learned living on on island is that it is very good for your sanity to get off that island every once and a while. I suppose it helps with island-fever. We had so much fun in Seattle that no one really wanted to come home. Here are some highlights from our trip:

The waterfront was beautiful and Alma really enjoyed checking out all of the boats in the harbor.

Alma had lots of "firsts" on this trip. She rode on her first carousel and took her first boat ride. The carousel was the fastest carousel I have ever been on and Alma was holding on for dear life. She was vacillating between absolute fear and absolute joy.

She was much less enthused about the boat ride around the harbor. She was much more interested in exploring the boat.

Alma was such a trouper at the conference. She made so many people smile and was pretty famous by the end - EVERYONE seemed to know Alma. Even with all this extra attention I still think her favorite part of the conference was a fountain in the entryway to the convention center.

We ate at so many great restaurants (even got to see the original Starbucks!) and Alma got to try so many new things. But my absolute favorite was her first pickle. Unsure at first but quickly chowed down.

Almost forgot, Alma had just as much fun in the hotel as out and about in Seattle. The window in our room was a favorite and she loved swimming in the hotel pool.

We also went to the Seattle Aquarium but since that was so much fun, it deserves its own post.....