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We headed down to the waterfront a little after noon. There was a light drizzle, which made it really easy to tell the Seattle and surrounding area visitors from the out of town tourists. The out of towners were wearing heavy coats and hang dog expressions. I think a lot of them think the sun we had this weekend is normal, which it is most absolutely not.
There was quite a line to get into the museum. While we were waiting in it, Christian gave an extra voucher we had to a family in front of us. Boy were they happy - it saved them $12. That's right, it's $12 for a kid to get into the aquarium. Yikes. And the adult admission? It's NINETEEN damn dollars apiece. Good gravy. Certainly not something we'll be doing very often (like, until next year, if Starbucks has another promo and/or when the aquarium is a Groupon deal or some such thing). And let me tell you, we were packed in like sardines in the aquarium. So. Many. People, and about every other one seemed to be pushing a *&%^$ stroller the size of a Volkswagen. At times it was impossible to even move just because of the mass of humanity. But enough complaining.
We did manage to see some sea creatures. The starfish are always a favorite ...
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WEEKEND REWIND: We had lots of fun in the sun this weekend. On Saturday, we went to Seattle Center, where the kids enjoyed splashing around in the fountains.
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On Sunday, we spent an hour or so at Golden Gardens, a park about 10 minutes to our north, where a neighbor was having a party. It was hot-hot-hot, and the water was oh-so-blue.
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I will admit, I said to Christian this morning 'round 7:30 a.m., "That was the LOUDEST thunder I've ever heard in my life." And a few minutes later, Rick texted me and said the same thing.
SAY WHAT?: "I'm going to live with you forever," CJ announced around 7:30 this morning. Given that, I was surprised a bit later when he told me that he has decided on a career path that involves being "Santa's Apprentice." I told him if that was going to be the case, he'd have to move to the North Pole. He seemed OK with that, saying, "I'll remember to take a coat."
Another packed weekend for MPA. Great work.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful resource the Seattle Center is.
We're so lucky to be all of 5 minutes from Seattle Center. And, really, we're just scratching the surface of all we could be doing there.
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