Taking Tacoma by Storm

Today we went to Tacoma for a field trip. The best thing about the field trip was that Adam joined us. This means one important difference from most every other field trip we ever take. We didn't get lost.

We went to the Washington State History Museum which I can now recommend as a good destination for kids.

There was a woman from the Salish tribe who wove both baskets and stories and told us interesting things.

everyone...especially Mark...had a lot of questions for her

Whenever we go somewhere like a museum, Braeden seeks out people to ask questions of or just chat with.

It's a big mystery where he got that trait...

Adam and Braeden chatting with a museum employee...I think about mining (this could be why they usually know more about things than I do).

One of my favorite parts of the museum was the model train. They had an accurate replica of what Tacoma looked like...I think in the '50s and several little trains moving along the tracks.

Someday if Mark aspires to be a runway model (and we'll have to discourage him because I don't think he'll have the physique for it) we can look back on today as the day he had his first taste of modeling. He loved dressing up in the costumes and making faces at the camera:

When he donned the bonnet, I decided it was time to end the photo shoot...you've got to admit though, he'd be a darling little girl.

We left the museum and headed for the Chihuly Bridge of Glass. It was amazing.


The finale of our trip was a short ride on the light rail train to check out Tacoma.

After realizing there was a security guard on each train and some pret-ty scary characters lining the way, I think I would be OK if we never live in Tacoma. It was fun to visit though.