The museum is right by the space needle. It was tempting to ride up to the top, but we didn't have the time before our turn to enter the museum. The lighting made it impossible to tell, but that really is the four of us standing in front of the needle.
We waited outside the museum for a little bit until it opened. There were several school groups that were also going on a field trip to see the King Tut exhibit. We got to see statues and jewelry and a gold face mask and lots of figurines of the many Egyptian gods. I thought it was all fascinating. Whitney had a hard time not being able to touch anything. We were all amused by the ancient "toilet seat" and the coffin for the cat. We also got to watch an IMAX movie about mummies that was really interesting and makes me want to study more about that time period.
The rest of the museum was also really cool. Whitney wasn't too sure about pushing this heavy ball which proves how much easier it is to push things with water all around.
She was sure, though, that she loved this slinky and wanted it. It was like the largest slinky I have ever seen and full of bright colors. Maybe we will find a colorful slinky for Whitney for her birthday.
Rachel liked anything where she could push buttons. There were lots of cool machines throughout the childrens museum where you could see how fast your reflex was or how strong you were or how good at balancing you were. It was fun to explore.
This machine lets you see your face from a different perspective - like how other people see you or what your face would look like if you had two left sides or two right sides.
One of the museums had a water exploration part. Whitney was brave enough to touch the star fish; I thought she wasn't going to like it because the water was cold and it was very new for her, but she liked it.
This water table was just for little kids (and their parents). Rachel could just barely reach the water if she stood on her tiptoes and stretched out her arms. But that didn't stop her from splashing with the toys. Whitney has reached the age where she doesn't just splash anymore; she likes to watch the water go through the contraptions and see how everything works.
Rachel in a rocket ship. You could push the buttons and it makes noises and lights but I had enough of a hard time trying to just take this picture before Rachel fell out of the chair. The chairs were a little slanted and Rachel doesn't like holding still (a dangerous combination for a nine-month-old).
There was a dinosaur room that was pretty cool. The dinosaurs would move around a bit.
Rachel liked touching the dinosaur footprint. She looks so little compared to that huge print.
There also was a bug section of the museum. It had bees and hissing cockroaches (bytheway, Michael, mine was still harder) and there was a butterfly garden. There were hundreds of butterflies all around this room. One came really close to landing right on my shirt, which only made me flinch a little bit. Whitney seemed to like the butterflies.
Anyway, the museum was awesome. I wish we had been able to stay longer because there was more to see, but I knew that we still had a long drive home. We made it back to Cheney pretty late, but very happy. It was an awesome mini-vacation. Thank you everybody for putting up with us for a few days. Whitney already wants to go back to visit everyone again.
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