Nonna and Poppy visit day 2

Well, yesterday my mom and step dad got here around 11 30 in the morning, and we didn't really do a whole lot because everyone was really tired. Ok I lied, we did a lot considering the circumstances. We went to the beach for a little bit and walked on the pier, but we didn't stay there too long because the tide was in and the whole shore part was in the water. Then we went home and of course it's raining, but we pick blackberries anyway. I squashed those suckers to make juice for the jelly I'm going to make while my mom is here too. They're still draining. That was yesterday....
Today we went to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. It's really expensive to get in, but let me tell you, the kids had such a wonderful time, and so did the adults, and we all agree that it was money absolutely well spent. They had so many fun and exciting hands on exhibits for all ages, Benjamin even got in on the action. I think Samuel's favoriate part of the whole trip was this beach ball that was floating above a tube that was shooting out air, and you could move the tube back and forth to change the angle the ball was floating at, he kept trying to take it off the air (it was just out of his reach) and sometimes he actually knocked it off the air steam and it would fly and hit me in the head, and it was so hilarious because when I threw it back to him he thought that he was going to catch it but the air stream caught it first and blew it right back up out of his reach. Saria's favoriate part was the lazer light show that we went to, it was called "The 80's." My mom and I both agreed that the songs they chose to represent the show really sucked hehe. Brad really enjoyed the view of the beehive they have set up in there, because it had a tube leading outside where the bees can come in and out at. I really loved the shadow wall, the room where you stand against the wall and it leaves an imprint of your shadow on the wall. I think everyone enjoyed the butterfly exhibit too, my kids absolutely love them. I found in the gift store a butterfly hanging that had several species of butterflies on it, and one of them was called "The common Mormon" I told him if I could find a print with just that butterfly in it I'd wanna buy it, but I didn't find one. I thought it was mildly amusing hehe. I will have to put up pictures just as soon as I snag them from my mother's memory card because I do not have the time to take pictures while chasing my kids around.. hehehe More to come as we've still gotta visit the zoo and aquarium and other things before they leave.