We headed out just as a snow storm hit and got stuck for a while just outside of Snoqualmie pass. We were stopped for about 70 minutes right before the pass while crews worked to pull cars off the road who had spun out. Once we got moving again it was still very slow going. All in all, after 90 minutes we had gone 17 miles. NO FUN!
Kian was happy when we finally let him out of his car seat (while stopped) to hang out up front with Rob and I.
The other boys were practically glued to the movie (as usual).
We did have to pause the movie for a minute or two while one of our boys (whose name will go unmentioned) urinated on the side of the road...in the snow (he he he... yellow snow). I'll say it again...there are some DEFINITE benefits to having all boys. :)
We visited the Pacific Science Center in downtown Seattle while we were there. It was pretty cool but a little over the top for the youngest two. Oh well...we still had a good time.
More Science Center fun...
Kian OBVIOUSLY had a grand time. :)
(butterfly house....they LOVED me)
Funny (true) story........
I was taking my time in the butterfly house and Rob and the kids were much further ahead of me. A lady walks by me in the rear of the house. She is in near hysterics. She stops, looks at me and says (gasping for breath, I might add),
"A little boy (pant pant, hand on heart, eyes bugged out), just stepped (pant pant) on a butterfly (now gasping for breath)."
"Oh, that's sad," I said while thinking in my head, "oh crap, I bet it was Isaac."
The lady proceeded to mumble somewhat to me, somewhat to herself that she "wish[ed] she could visit the butterfly house all by [her]self. That no one else would be allowed in so that [she] would not have to witness that kind of thing again."
At this point I am thinking, "Okay lady. Yes, it's sad but...IT'S A BUTTERFLY! SERIOUSLY! I'm all for watching out for the "little guy" but....COME ON! Shouldn't you be out hugging a tree or something?"
I finally make my way out of the room and find Rob and the kids. Rob informs me that yes, indeed, it was Isaac who stepped on the butterfly but he did it on accident. He wasn't paying attention (as if any other 3 year old would be) and didn't see it on the ground. He would have safely cleared it if the above mentioned lady hadn't grabbed his shirt and pulled him backwards. He lost his balance, set his foot down to regain it, and of course, set it right down on the poor unsuspecting butterfly.
I was taking my time in the butterfly house and Rob and the kids were much further ahead of me. A lady walks by me in the rear of the house. She is in near hysterics. She stops, looks at me and says (gasping for breath, I might add),
"A little boy (pant pant, hand on heart, eyes bugged out), just stepped (pant pant) on a butterfly (now gasping for breath)."
"Oh, that's sad," I said while thinking in my head, "oh crap, I bet it was Isaac."
The lady proceeded to mumble somewhat to me, somewhat to herself that she "wish[ed] she could visit the butterfly house all by [her]self. That no one else would be allowed in so that [she] would not have to witness that kind of thing again."
At this point I am thinking, "Okay lady. Yes, it's sad but...IT'S A BUTTERFLY! SERIOUSLY! I'm all for watching out for the "little guy" but....COME ON! Shouldn't you be out hugging a tree or something?"
I finally make my way out of the room and find Rob and the kids. Rob informs me that yes, indeed, it was Isaac who stepped on the butterfly but he did it on accident. He wasn't paying attention (as if any other 3 year old would be) and didn't see it on the ground. He would have safely cleared it if the above mentioned lady hadn't grabbed his shirt and pulled him backwards. He lost his balance, set his foot down to regain it, and of course, set it right down on the poor unsuspecting butterfly.
In the end the butterfly was swept up and life went on as usual as can be expected after such a tragic experience. Sniff...sniff. (Tree hugging Seattle hippies....HONESTLY!)
Anyhow...
Anyhow...
More Science Center fun...
Kian OBVIOUSLY had a grand time. :)
All in all it was a really fun trip. We were so glad we got to go.
8 comments:
That's so funny. Sometimes I just want to say what's in my head. You should try it next time. But, maybe not, it sounded like she would have died from any more trauma. haha.
We like the PSC. Next time you should check out the Seattle Children's Museum. It is right by the PSC but more interesting for littles.
Love the butterfly story. I don't know what I would have done but I would have been totally annoyed that the lady grabbed my 3yo in the name of saving a butterfly.
We liked that place when we lived in Seattle. Although, when we took our kids, they were TERRIFIED of the butterfly house! They LOVED the moving dinosaurs, but were scared of the butterflies?!?! I was just a little irked at them that day for not letting me enjoy the butterflies.
That's funny. Silly tree huggers.
That is funny. Tree huggers... funny. That reminds me that we were in Washington DC with Ruthann and her kids. We were all admiring a catapillar(sp?) and then her youngest just walked up and smashed it. It was sad because the cute little catapillar would never be a butterfly but funny story nonetheless. It's a bug aren't your supposed to smash it? opps.
wah-haha! so funny. poor butterfly, may it rest in peace.
Crazy trip! How fun though! (Even with the crazy butterfly lady)
LOL!! Welcome to Seattle!!
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