Seattle Center Fountain

Published Jun 19, 2015

I begged and pleaded them not to get wet, only because I knew what the ride home could be like in wet clothes. I thought that maybe we could just watch the fountain close up but not too close. I must say this fountain is mesmerizing to watch and I could have sat there for a long while… actually we did sit there for a long while. Long enough to run like mad to find a restroom for 4 kids all at different times.

The boys, early on.

The girls early on.

20 minutes later…

The only child completely dry upon leaving was Freya, the four year old. There something about my kids and water.

10/29/2014

Seattle Center and the Space Needle

Published Feb 25, 2015

Ok I’m over Seahawks losing this Superbowl… well, not really. But none the less, I have to focus on other things and remember this is just a FOOTBALL GAME! Speaking of Seattle, here is a post from when we were in Seattle…

We are in Seattle so how could we not take the kids to the Space Needle. I have to thank our friend pk for mentioning the coupons Bartell Drugs was offering on the Space Needle; for every one adult ticket purchased two children entered free. We are 2 adults and 4 children…bam…$48 bucks for the 6 of us to visit the Space Needle. Can’t beat that!

Jeff and I have visited the needle before, about 10 years ago. Since then the entire viewing area at the top as been updated. There are a few interactive exhibits and a few cameras with live feeds on TV screens that you can play around with. While messing around with one screen, I started chatting with a few guys next to me. We were laughing as we zoomed in on landmarks in the area and also in on people. As we were laughing, I put myself in the position of the person sitting at the fountain completely unaware that so many eyes were on them. It felt a little creepy for a brief moment and then it passed and we continued on zooming in on various places and people… these guys had me laughing so hard.

Here is the screen and fountain right below the Space Needle in Seattle Center.

New and improved visitors center.

This was the sky from the top of the Space Needle…

From the time we took the elevator down and walked outside, things had changed a bit… a matter of about 47 seconds. The sky from the ground.

Now with the sun out there was no going inside, so we headed toward the Pacific Science Center to have at it in their outside water area, all part of our museum membership program. After enjoying the outdoor area, we were sure that we would be headed back here again soon.

The human hamster wheel.

More water and science fun.

We took a ride on the monorail when the sun departed once again. While we were waiting for the monorail we took a moment to observe this vending machine that sparked our curiosity. We’ve never witnessed a vending machine that sold an oven mitt. And as odd as it was to see 12th man t-shirts being sold in a vending machine, in this city it made sense to me…. these Seahawk fans are hard core. There aren’t too many places around here that you don’t see the number 12.

11/1/2014

This is what happens when the sun comes out in WA…

Published Feb 24, 2015

10/6/2014

Century Link Field, Seattle, WA

Published Feb 1, 2015

It only seems appropriate to kick off my posts about Seattle with our tour of Century Link Field, being that the Seahawks are about to kick some Patriot butt at the Superbowl tonight!!

You know that saying, when in Rome do as the Romans do?

Well, when in Seattle do as the Seahawk fans do, seems more appropriate…. these fans, they are like none other.

This is located right before the players enter the tunnel. The faded part on the lower right side is where the players touch for good luck before entering the tunnel. Worked well this year.

So what better place to go to acclimate to the Seahawk revolution than a tour of Century Link Field.

Our tour was on a Friday, two days prior to the Seahawks vs. Giants game. Everyone, and I mean everyone, on the tour was from the tri-state area, mostly New Yorkers. We fit in perfectly with this east coast crowd, minus the New York accent. I can not and will not say this about all New Yorkers, because I think mostly New Yorkers are really friendly, but these guys and girls were obnoxious. I guess it could have been worse, the people could have been from New Jersey…Ha ha ha.

Can you tell which kid was most psyched to be here? Well, maybe you can’t tell from these pictures but I assure you that Korben was pretty stoked about this tour.