Week in Review

Last week, we spent lots of time filling out paperwork for house purchase and sale (not exciting), and doing errands (not exciting), but we did meet Colin and Sam and Tommy at the Museum of Flight on Wednesday (Jack thought this was very exciting!). The boys were running at full speed, so we didn't get to actually read much about the planes or exhibits, but they liked just being able to see them. 

 Their favorite part was the tot section where they could climb into the little planes and try them out!

 Saturday morning, we drove down to Tacoma to spend the night visiting with Susan and Marty and their family.  Jack had fun playing with Ari, and Ari was quite taken with her "boy cousin."  Nikki came over with her girls for dinner, and KT came too. Susan and Marty fed us very well, and it was great to visit with everyone.

 Sunday, we drove home and then went straight to Kirkland to celebrate Tommy's 1st birthday! He had fun with his presents, but I think his favorite was definitely the cake. He enjoyed it from head to toe, quite literally.

 Today, it was very rainy outside, so Jack and I went to the Pacific Science Center for some indoor fun. We started with an IMax movie about astronomy. Jack liked the special glasses and was enthralled with the big screen and 3D, at least for a little while. The film was a documentary on astronomy, so not very interesting for him, but I was really impressed with how he did. He watched nearly 30 minutes of the 40 minute show before getting restless.

 Then, we went to check out the dinosaur models. They are mechanized. This guy's head moves up and down. I tried to get Jack to stand in front of it for a picture, but he said, "I scared. It bite me.", and he refused to go anywhere near it despite my reassurances that they weren't real.

 He also enjoyed other sections…like building,

 checking out the cool live butterflies,

 spraying water and playing at the water table (his favorite!),

 driving emergency vehicles,

 and playing music!

 There were lots of fun things to do at the museum, which was a good thing because he didn't think walking home in a major rainstorm was fun at all!  Then, when he got home, he was excited by his mail from Grandma Harper...

We are heading out on Thursday to go back to Colorado and get the final move under way (not looking forward to this!). Tomorrow, I'm driving down to meet Susan again since she and Marty have offered to watch Aspen while we're gone so that she doesn't have to be kenneled.