Seattle Center for the Win

We had a big day planned in the big city today. First we had to get so fresh and so clean.

Ern was distracted chewing on the belts on his stroller and I got some good shots of his baby blues.

Ok he wasn't 100% distracted.

We took Ernie to what I believe is his first visit to the Museum of Pop Culture. I love this place.

The main reason I was excited to visit the museum this time was their temporary exhibit Hidden Worlds which shows a lot of the magic of Laika, which is a stop motion animation studio based near Portland, OR. This studio captivated my attention long ago when I went to a talk by one of their animators in St. Louis.

The house from Coraline.

More Coraline.

I haven't seen a few of these films which I really need to rectify.

It's insane that it's possible to net any money while doing this much costly work to make a movie.

We then sought refreshment at The Bar at Chihuly Garden and Glass. I love this place too. The decor and the menu is always very fun and quality.

Christmas Slackers

Alee, Ernie's teacher from school and occasional baby sitter, got Ernie this fun plush pumpkin toy that contains smaller Halloweeny plushes. It's a hit.

The girls don't have to work today, must be nice, and took Ernie to some Christimasy thing in Snohomish whilst I slaved away at home to pay the bills.

Ernin Around

I borrowed this Galactic Starcruiser related graphic novel form the library. Sadly there wasn't a ton of related material made before the place shut down so I'm already scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Tomato Time

Ernie the Wernie likes tomatoes but he does not enjoy the skins. They are essentially little watermelon slices as far as he's concerned.