Dating our Boys

I've always liked the idea of going out with dates with our sons. Conveniently, since we only have two kids, we can each take one for an afternoon and make it a special time for one-on-one with a parent.

A couple of weekends ago, we did just that. Phil really wanted to take Buddy to the Maker's Faire in Seattle. It was a magical place for inventors of all kinds. They had robots, woodworking, different art, and all kinds of media. The picture below shows someone 3D printing a number of his own designs that included printing bracelets and giving them out to kids.

3D Printer

Magnetic Music Show

Open Beam Construction

Spin Art

Wooden Crane

Mommy and Button, on the other hand, went to Marina Day at Shilshole Bay. They were offering free harbor tours aboard Argosy Cruises and had a bouncy house and other fun things to do with kids. Button thought the bounce house was pretty great.

It was a pirate bounce house!

We then went on our boat tour of the harbor.

Our boat's name was Lady Mary

Button was excited about getting an ice cream

After about a half hour of the cruise, the captain of the boat came looking for me. Button was wearing his Skipper shirt from Pioneer Club, and the captain sought him out to see if he's like to come "drive the boat". Of course, he was thrilled! He wanted me to do it with him, but he was so excited about it that he talked about it for days afterwards. I don't think any of the other kids on the boat were given the opportunity to do this, so it was incredibly special!

View of the Ballard Locks from the boat.

Buddy and the Captain

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