Yesterday, because we weren’t tired enough from the birthday party, we skipped church and went to the symphony instead. The Seattle Stmphony does a special show a few times a year where they have one musician come play kid songs, answer questions, and interact with the audience. It’s called Soundbridge. We saw a French horn player. The big boys sat on bean bags at the front of the room while Stuart stuck his fingers into every hole and crevice at the back of the room. During the question time, Elliot asked the musician to play his highest and lowest notes. Then the musician played portions from Harry Potter, Frozen, and Star Wars. Everybody was happy.
Before and after the show, the kids got to play instruments in a separate room. They had fun and were well-behaved!
Real instruments on display.
Stuart “played” musical puzzle pieces.
Banging tubes together = music.
After the symphony, we walked to the waterfront to check out the new Ferris wheel. Travis wanted to ride it so he went up with Fletch.
Elliot was too scared, so he stayed with me and looked through a telescope. But of course, halfway through, he decided that he *did* want to ride. It was too late by then.
Stuart played “pick up my toy” until I was ready to pitch myself off the end of the pier.
It was a lovely weekend.
