Experience Music Project/ Sci-Fi Museum

Our last full day in Washington, we took some of our friends up to the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum in Seattle with our family's extra city passes. The weather was beautiful, and it was a pretty fun museum. There were all kinds of real musical instruments you could try and they had studio rooms where you could make your own music video. Alex, Paige, Emily, and Corey made their own band and music video. It was funny. I'll scan and post their band poster. The science fiction museum was interesting as well with all the Star Wars, Star Trek, and other memorabilia including E.T. Afterwards, we let the kids ride a few rides at the Seattle Center before we headed back.

The girls each had a friend's birthday party(Savannah and Trevor) that night, and Alex was planning to spend his last night at Nick's house for a sleepover. They all had a great time at their parties and sleepovers. The next morning, we left the Fourtner's house around 8:30am and headed to the airport. We had a layover in Las Vegas, and didn't get home until around 11pm with the time change and all. It was a long day, although the kids did great on the planes. We were all very tired from all the fun and late nights. It was so fun to see so many great friends!


Arriving at the Seattle Center...I went with Susan, Marti, Nikki and all our kids (except Jarem). Eric was going to come too, but Jarem ended up with a fever that morning, so he stayed home with him. (He didn't seem too disappointed) :)

The kids again with the Space Needle in the background

Cool sculpture

The Science Fiction Museum had a muppets exhibit. The kids got to participate in a Muppets puppet show. Alex was the guy on the drums, Paige was the guitar guy, and the other two puppets were Emily and Corey(not shown).

This is the one Tessa got to participate in...she was Ernie.

Tessa and her puppet

The kids outside the Experience Music Project getting ready for lunch

The Seattle Center's version of splash mountain with the Jesikah and 3 of her friends.

The 4 girls coming down

Same ride, different group. This time we had Emily, Tessa, Trevor, and Jackson

Here they are again

Now for the third group: Corey, Paige, and Alex (for some reason the girls aren't so gross anymore) :)

The big splash

That was fun!

Jesikah, Ally, and Gabby on the spinning ride

This is the classic pirate ship type ride where the boat rocks high one direction and then the other. Our group is in the top 3 rows with Tessa and Trevor at the very top. I couldn't believe that Alex rode this ride...he SO doesn't like rides.

My friend, Susan, and her girls the night before we left.