We had a great week with my BIL and SIL when they came to visit from Montana. They stayed with us for the week and we had a lot of fun! Allie loved that "Tim and Paula lived in the library" :) We went on many adventures!
We visited the aquarium, walked along the waterfront, visited the new carousel... Very cool! On the way to the aquarium we got stuck in some horrible traffic. There is a reason I do not like driving in the city... All the one way streets for one. The traffic and nowhere to park for another. Anyway Allie had announced she had to go potty. We could SEE the aquarium I just needed to park and get there. It SHOULD HAVE taken us less than 5 minutes. 10 minutes later, sweet Allie is kicking my seat almost in tears she has to go so bad! Quickly Auntie Paula gets a cup and has Allie pee in it... Allie is not sure what to think at this point. I just think she was a little relieved she finally went! We were stuck in traffic for another 10-15 minutes and Paula had to hold onto the cup until we could dispose of it. Of course it was very full and we went over multiple railroad tracks! But eventually we parked and went to the aquarium. It was a first for the kids and they LOVED it!
On the way home we couldn't figure out why traffic was so bad... It wasn't Friday or even close to Friday. Cops were everywhere! Blocking the streets, on the overpasses. Southbound on the Freeway was completely blocked by the Secret Service. We had no idea what was going on. We were just glad to be getting out of the city. Come to find out the President was in town! That explained our 2 hour commute on the way home...in the carpool lane! It should have taken an hour or less.
We went to local touristy places that we normally do not visit. It is nice to have people from out of town go on adventures with you. Then you can really appreciate the beauty all around you. Even it if We stopped for ice cream and treats a few times. We really wore the kids out. Or so we thought... They still didn't want to sleep at night!
We played in the water, went out to eat, had family over for BBQ's. We had a lot of fun and it was sad when it was over. Hopefully they can come back soon. After all, the girls love it when they live in the library!
The kids asked when we get to go to Montana. I explained it takes a long time to get there. We would have to be driving in the car from the time we woke up in the morning to the time we went to bed. We would probably have to stay overnight in a hotel. They were up for it! Hopefully soon we can take a road trip to Montana.
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