As a fun surprise for the kids we went to Port Townsend overnight (Papa had a little conference in PT he wanted to be at) and the kids were thrilled to head out on this secret adventure. Heck, they were happy just to be on the ferry:
Fun times fake playing the car racing games, running around the deck, and pointing out where we were headed on the map
Once we got to town, we got ourselves a room, at a cheap motel that fit the bill perfectly for them = 2 beds to jump across, a TV to watch cartoons on, and even a balcony looking right out on the water. Then we went to a crepe shop to have a little afternoon snack, yum. Then across the street to a toy shop where we browsed and Mama bought something she never intended: 2 of those guns that spark when you "shoot" them. Sorry, I know Bad Mom, but I couldn't resist knowing we were going to head to the dark fort and they would be so cool in there (which they TOTALLY were). Q was absolutely being so cute, by this point he'd already thoughtfully thanked me 3 or 4 times for each little treat I was giving them. Port Townsend is so festive this time of year with all the little shop windows all decked out with lights and decor, so it was fun to wander a bit with the kids. But then we had to hit the fort I couldn't stop telling them about. So, they loaded up their blasters and hit the fort!
So, there were some teenage boys in there making creepy noises as went went into the darkened passageways, totally freaked the kids out, and honestly me too! It completely brought back the days we'd go there at night with the whole post Thanksgiving soccer gang that we'd stay with at Fort Worden. I'm a pretty big wimp, but really this made it more fun for the kids. It's good to be scared sometimes so you can have someone to imagine you are battling (plus we saw them walk away later, so we knew they weren't really scary bad guys). To finish off the fun afternoon we played at the beach, picked up Papa from his meeting, where we stopped in to meet people he works with, and then headed out to have a little dinner together before heading back to the motel to bounce and watch cartoons! Papa got to head back to his event though to listen to this hilarious guy give a great talk. Milton Love is a wonderful and funny guy (I got to chat with him a bit) and his jokes about hagfish, spiny lumpsuckers and such are pretty awesome! He made my cutie's night, so I was thankful we got to be there!
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