Yesterday we spent the day in Seattle. We decided to head to the biggest REI ever! It literally is! The biggest one! It has a really huge rock wall and Chris told Ireland that she could climb it. So we took our Sunday afternoon and went to check it out!
The way the girls act you would think REI is an amusement park! They get really excited to go... they like looking at things like waterbottles, shoes, and hats!
This store is really cool. While you are there you totally forget you are in the middle of a city. There is a beautiful waterfall, hiking trail, and and outdoor mountain bike test trail.
Chloe tried out her own bike... she did pretty good balancing.
On the top floor there is a compass in the floor that is clear, so you can see the floor under it. Chloe was totally interested in it! At first she didn't want to go in the middle of it...
But she kept getting a little more brave with every passing second...
Until eventually she made it to the middle!
People that were walking by stopped to watch her! It was a pretty funny thing to see! By the time she made it to the middle there were about 3 other people watching her and needless to say, she hammed it up for everyone!Ta-Da!!!!!
The main event of the day was Ireland climbing the rock wall... it is HUGE! But she really wanted to give it a shot.The lady that was helping us, Julia, was super nice. She talked to Ireland like she was an adult (Ireland LOVED it). Julia let Ireland fill out her own paper work... She got to write her own name, initial it, and sign it! It was the cutest thing ever!
She was proud of her "signature"
She got to wear special climbing shoes...
Getting all strapped up!
Here she is in action! She did so good! She didn't go very high, but for the first time it was amazing! She didn't get negative or dramatic about it. She just tired her hardest and stayed positive the whole time! I was so proud of her!
This is the highest point she got to... not too shabby!
Here she is going down. Great form!
We had such a fun day at REI! It was a great way to spend an afternoon.After REI we went to the Space Needle... I will post a blog about that later today (or tomorrow)!
7 comments:
So awesome! Looks like a blast - I can just imagine how much fun Ireland had! :o)
So, I'm sitting here my hotel room crying, even though it's such a cute blog. She just looks so grown up. It really hit me seeing her half way up that wall. I can't believe how brave Chloe was. Some may think it was no big deal, but it was! Loved the blog despite the tears.
Love it! She does look so big, both of them! I can't believe Ireland made it that far up for her first time. Can't wait to visit all those fun places with you!
So fun!! I couldn't believe either of them did what they did. Ireland made it far and I would have thought Chloe wouldn't even get close enough to even see through the compass.
you have such awesome kids, and you are awesome!! :) So fun!! Cannot wait to see you
could I be more jealous?
wait....no, sure can't!
sounds like SO MUCH FUN! I'm glad you guys are loving it!
Great pic. Lookd like they had such a great time. I loved the rock climbing. I bet Ireland loved it. I would have been scared to death at her age doing that. Great blog Kimmi..
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