Max was pretty restless this morning so we decided to introduce him to the Seattle Aquarium, downtown on the waterfront. We set out on the bus and he enjoyed the trip downtown until the last few blocks before our stop, he decided in no uncertain terms that he wanted off the bus. Now.
We wound our way through Pike Market and took the elevators down to the waterfront. We got in on the cheap, thanks to our good friends Fred and Sara we had a buy one get one free from the Chinook Book, for you locals, this is a great coupon book good for a whole year, the 2009 edition just came out, it's $20 and there are many great coupons in it. Shawn and I used one on our date the other night for a performance at On The Boards and saved $20, and I saved $5 at Epicurious books in Ballard on Shawn's anniversary gift.
Right when you get inside the aquarium there is a 20 x 40 foot glass wall with tons of fish behind it, Max sat enthralled for several minutes, and then really enjoyed playing in tidepools, and watching seals and otters. He had a great time. I think we'll be purchasing an annual pass. After about an hour we went to the cafe and had lunch and then we headed home, it was a long trip as we just missed a bus, we had to kill 20 minutes waiting for the next one. Max was a trooper and didn't cry and 5 minutes after we got in the door he fell fast asleep.
It's been an aquatic weekend. Yesterday Max and I went down to the Ballard Locks to watch my brother's NOAA ship pass through on his way out to sea. He'll be surveying up in Alaska for 2 weeks. It was really windy and cold but Max didn't mind a bit, he enjoyed running all around with his cousin Bryce. Pete's ship was really impressive. It was fun to talk to him while he was on the ship and waiting for the locks to be filled with water. Shawn and our friend Dusty (visiting from Portland for the weekend) made it just in time to see the ship and see Pete off. Afterwards we went up to Gorditos for some burritos as big as your head. Dusty surprised us by paying for dinner as an annivesary gift to us! We wanted to introduce Dusty to the biggest burritos we'd ever seen, and he surprised us by eating the whole thing, sans one black bean. We joked that eating that last lone bean might make him explode. We enjoyed some after dinner conversation and watching Max tear around the apartment and then Dusty headed back to Portland.
It's been a good weekend. Shawn and I are basking in the quiet while Max naps, indulging in some afternoon coffee, tea, and fig bars. Mmmm. Love fall afternoons.
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