The man who invented the Erector Set and lots of other cool things was from here, so downtown there's a whole children's museum dedicated to him. This is a 200 foot erector set for the kids to play on. Lots of fun!
They have so many fun science experiments and displays.
Bubble making...
Puzzle completion...
Echo chamber...
and the biggest rocking chair I've ever seen!In April, we drove up into the Cascades for a bit more winter. Just a couple hours drive and we were surrounded by snow. The roads were cleared, but the higher we got, there more snow there was on the sides of the roads. Below are some pictures from the tubing we did that day.
The mountains in the distance...
Beautiful evergreens and a picture-perfect stream.
Getting closer...
Look at those posts on the sides of the roads. They were there to show where the edge of the road is even when the snow gets this deep!
Beautiful creation...
Yes, this is Ethan standing in front of the restrooms. I only took the picture to show how deep the snow was. Did I say this was in APRIL!!!
Now the fun begins!
Later when we were leaving, we saw several guys coming out of the trees down this path. They have been cross-country skiing. I'm a Midwestern girl - I don't think I could do that!
Couldn't resist making a few snow angels!
Eyeing the view down the hill. Ethan wasn't sure if he really wanted to slide down that or not.
But, it didn't take long for him to decide to give it a shot. I held my breath and prayed.
Thank goodness for that snowbank at the bottom.
He survived!!!
Tim even gave it a whirl. They said it was lots of fun, but I just had to take their word for it. I might be brave enough this year. We'll see.
The view from the tubing hill.
We took this picture the next day. Amazing to go from winter to spring with only a short drive.Well, that's got you caught up to April. I'll try to post more in the next few days. Happy New Year!
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