We Love Visiting the Children's Museum...But Not On Sundays

Yesterday was my hubby's only day off for the week so we decided to make it a good one. After church we visited the Seattle Children's Museum. Parking is free in Seattle on Sundays and we already have a membership to the museum, so we figured it was a great place to go on a soggy winter day. The new Alice in Wonderland exhibit recently opened and we thought we would check it out.

We had never been to the Children's Museum on a Sunday...and never will we EVER again. It was incredibly crowded. In the sea of parents and children, I really needed our kiddos to be dressed in neon orange vests with flashing lights. Keeping track of them in such a crowd proved to be nearly impossible.

I thought my husband was watching Jackson and Harrison while I tried to keep Kennedy and Michael in view. He thought I had Jack...and you can imagine what happened next. It was a mad scramble to find our son. Luckily we was wearing a bright orange sweater, so my eyes knew what to look for. It was such a relief (and frustration) to find him in a totally different exhibit, playing with one of the displays; completely oblivious to his parents' concerns.

We spent the remainder of our time in the story room~ away from the noise and crowds. Kennedy read a silly book of poetry to Daddy while the boys worked on puzzles and played (relitively) quietly.

After leaving the museum, we had a nice drive along Alki beach. The tide was in and the waves were crashing against the bulkhead. It was beautiful and made me long for summer to come. Picnicking and playing at the beach, drinking bubble tea, and visiting my grandparents are some of my favorite things to do at Alki.

Anyway, despite the brief panic over the misplacement of our eldest son, we had a great time together as a family. It was a full day and a nice way to spend Daddy's only day off this week.