Volunteer Park

A couple of weekends ago, we loaded the troops and headed to one of our favorite parks, Volunteer Park in Seattle.  It has the playground, koi pond, view of the Space Needle, the gorgeous conservatory filled with exotic and beautiful plants, and our favorite neighborhood cafe: The Volunteer Park Cafe.  It's a great budget friendly outing.

 The playground dad

 You know they are both trying to "rid themselves of the other one".

Top of the slide

 Through the tunnel

 I'll tear this place up next year

 Grace spotted the "elephant tree"

 India is too far away, so I'll take a ride on this elephant

 Me too!

 Two of my favorite boys

(Notice the raincoat...it has labs on it too!!)

 Checking out the fish

 A good dose of Vitamin D caused a growth surge in Graham

 The conservatory.  Great place to feel the humid air, see the tropical plants, and feel the warm temperatures. If you close your eyes, it just might feel like a tropical vacation.

Great place for kids to practice their gardening skills on the rare and expensive plants.  They really enjoy that sort of thing here.  Ummm...not so much.  Let's just say we left a "larger than normal" donation.

 Good ol' needle

 Sandwiches at the Volunteer Park Cafe

 Ok, and a cookie too

 Double fisting the cookies

 I guess if you're going to be buried, you might as well listen to children laughing at the playground. Right?

Deciding on the perfect dismount