Outings // Experience Music Project

Last night was "All Access Night" at the EMP/SFM (Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum), which means, entry was free from 5-8pm. We decided to go check out a couple of the new exhibits. We started off by meeting up with Jacob. He got off work a little early to join us for a picnic under the Space Needle and then we headed to the show...Sawyer had a blast chasing seagulls and trying to fly himself...

I have to say, first, that we absolutely love our city. We love living within walking distance of the Seattle Center, the Zoo, the Fremont Troll, Gas Works Park, Lake Union, Pike Place Market, and Downtown...LOVE it! We love that Jacob bikes to work most days, and the others he can walk or ride the bus. It's so nice to only fill our gas tank up about once a month because we can walk so many places!

Okay, so inside the EMP we were excited to see the Hatch Show Print exhibit. If you are a fan of printmaking, especially vintage music poster prints, this show is a must-see! It was awesome. The only un-awesome part was that Sawyer kept trying to touch the sensors below the prints and I ended up chasing him out of the exhibit so we wouldn't get in trouble. It is VERY hard to hold still when you are 11 months old! We ran into our friends, the Parkers, in the exhibit, and ended up going and getting a jam studio, where we all played around with two almost-1-year-olds and recorded our set. We had drums, bass, 2 electric guitars, and two vocalists (said children). It was fun to rock out with our friends! Sawyer and Forrest really liked the drum sticks, too!

When we'd had our fill of music, we headed down to the SFM and the Jim Henson: Fantastic World exhibit. Among many other famous Muppets, we had the great pleasure of seeing the Mahna Mahna original puppets on display! Sawyer's face actually lit up with recognition! This is one exhibit he really enjoyed!

They had a mini muppet show set up where kids and adults could "play" their favorite Muppet tune with the big, fun, puppets. Here you see someone playing the drummer Muppet - to our favorite song, nonetheless, of Mahna Mahna. So much fun!

It was such a warm night (we've been having a wonderful heat wave here in Seattle) that we played around the Seattle Center and decided to go run around the International Fountain before heading home. We may not have a yard, or grass - but we have this fountain and acres of grass to run around just a few minutes walk from our apartment! It's one of my favorite places to be on a warm day - and especially on a warm evening.

Sawyer was a little cautious as he realized a huge squirt of water could come at him unexpectedly. But it didn't take him long at all to warm right up to the water fun!

By about 8:30pm, our boy was exhausted. The fountain shut down for the night, and we headed home to put our little man to bed. I must say, it was one of the best evenings of my life. I've been having a lot of those lately. We've been playing so so hard this week in all the sunshine. We started the week off with some sickness - but we've had a grand old time hanging out at some of our fave spots including Matthews Beach, the Mounger Pool, the kiddie pool in our courtyard, and with friends. Sawyer tried his first pbj sandwich and LOVED it (I know, just a week early, but hey, why not?) In the summertime, we pretty much LIVE outside. and LOVE IT, every minute of it!!!

Welcome, Summer! You can stay as long as you'd like! You are ALWAYS welcome here!