I dropped my parents off at the airport this morning. It was nice to see them again - I think I've spent more time with them since Lesley and I moved than I did when we lived in Irving. They had been in town since Saturday, so Lesley and I spent some time with them on Saturday and Sunday, then every evening during the week. I also took a day off of work to spend time with them.

I was hoping that the weather would cooperate during their visit, and it did to a certain extent - it wasn't cold or rainy, and Mount Rainier was very visible. However, it was a little too warm, with temperatures 10 degrees above average, and since our apartment doesn't have air conditioning, we couldn't really spend any time there until the weather cooled off.

Even though it was hot and my mom is still recovering from surgery, my parents still did plenty of walking on their own. We let them explore the city on Monday and Tuesday, so they were able to go to Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, the Space Needle, and spend time downtown, where they were nearby to a shootout. We took them to Kerry Park, drove through a few neighborhoods including Ballard and the University District. They wanted to eat seafood while they were in town, so we ended up having a lot of that. When the weather was nicer, we went to the locks, Volunteer Park, Gas Works Park, and Kubota Garden. On my day off, I took them to Snoqualmie Falls and West Seattle. We also spent some time togther at our aparment and played some games.

I enjoyed showing them around and doing a lot of different things in the city. We don't share the same interests, so they probably didn't enjoy everything as much as I did. If they visit again, I think they'd have a good time if they do some things outside of the city, like visiting small towns and maybe even going to Vancouver. Anyway, I'm glad they were able to visit and hope that if they visit again they can find some more enjoyable things to do.