The Ferry, the Space "Noodle," and the Children's Museum

I'm a little behind, so I'll start with last weekend. We spent most of the weekend looking at houses, and of course watching football. The city was crazy Sunday after the NFC Championship win for the Seahawks, so we didn't get much sleep Sunday night!  We're very tired of house hunting and a little discouraged.We took time to stop at a park for Jackson and Aspen in among the home viewing.

 Monday, Mike didn't have to work because of MLK Day, so we took the ferry to Bainbridge island just to explore. At first, Jack didn't realize we were on a boat because we drove on, but once he figured it out, he was fascinated. He didn't like the cold wind that blows on board, so we spent most of the time dashing in and out. He'd want to go in to warm up but 5 minutes later he'd be asking to go back outside because it was so exciting! He cried when we got off because he wanted more boat.

 Once off the ferry, we drove up to Poulsbo, which is a very cute little town. It's got lots of fun little shops and restaurants, and a pretty little harbor. It also didn't hurt that it was a beautiful, sunny day. Jack had fun running around and throwing rocks into the water.

 Tuesday, Mike went back to work and Jack and I spent some time on laundry, groceries, and the like. Every day, we walk the dog, and then do some sort of outing, so we've been to the library, the grocery store, and the swimming pool this week. Wednesday night, Jack decided he "needed" to ride the bus, and he didn't care where to. He's still so excited by all the busses and trains around, so we rode to the Seattle Center and took a night time stroll around the Space Noodle. That's what Jack calls it. He can say needle, and will repeat needle after you if you say it, but then he always reverts back to noodle when he talks about it himself. The whole family will probably call it the Space Noodle from here on out :).

Anyway, the Space Noodle looks very pretty at night.

Today, we met up with Uncle Colin, Sam, and Tommy and went to the Children's Museum. The boys had fun playing will balls, constructing things, driving trucks and trains, and pretending everything from being firemen to grocery shopping, to mountain climbing, and playing with all sort of toys too!

Jack got to ride the train (aka monorail) home from the museum, and the conductor let him honk the horn, so he was happy, even though the train ride is always too short to suit him! Now, he's taking a long nap after his exciting morning.