Instead of going to school on Friday morning we all got in to the car and drove to America. It was a LONG way. We had to wait at the border crossing for hours and hours, and when we got there Ollie's passport had expired. Oops. Fortunately mom had his birth certificate with her, so we were all allowed to carry on with our trip.
We'd had such a long wait that everyone was super-hungry so we stopped at Red Robin in Bellingham for mom's birthday lunch. Somehow they knew it was mom's birthday, and all the staff came and sang to her. I'm not sure she appreciated it all that much, although the ice-cream sundae they presented her with made up for at least some of the embarrassment. Red Robin doesn't have a play place, so after we'd finished lunch we sneaked into McDonalds across the street to play there for a while before we had to get back in the car.
It was almost 4pm by the time we finally got to our hotel, the Residence Inn on Lake Union. Mom got a great deal on priceline which made her happy. Dad was pleased we had a suite so he didn't have to share with me. Ollie and i loved running along the corridors and the ginormous breakfasts, but more of that tomorrow.
We stopped at the hotel long enough for mom to have a cup of tea and a birthday cupcake, and then we headed out to the childrens' museum at the Factoria Mall in Bellevue. Maybe i'll let Ollie tell you about that! oliversopwith.blogspot.com
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