Whirligig!!

What a busy day.  Gabbi and I got going early in the day and visited a local pre-school.  That's right we are planning on Goo going to Darcy Read Memorial Co-op School!  It is a cozy school that allows Roy and I to be very involved and allows Gabbi to develop skills to prepare her for kindergarten.

Then we were off to Seattle Center for Whirligig!  Whirligig is an annual event that turns the Center House into a bouncy toy town.  We were joined by our friends, Kelli, Erin, & Dillon.  Gabbi was awesome.  She wanted to go big right away.  She decided to give the 24 foot slide a try.  She got up the ladder at a very slow pace, but once she was at the top she scooted her bottom to the very edge and just slide at record speed to the bottom.
Once she got on her feet again she told me, "That is dangerous."  I of course cracked up.

But she just kept going.  She tried a smaller slide but lost her courage at the top and mommy rescued her.  She tried an obstacle course but got cold feet half way through and came out.  She tried a small bouncy house, a.k.a. Gum Ball, but a kid accidentally pulled her hair. So...we took a break and ate some lunch.  Next thing I knew she wanted to try it again.

She loved it!!  There wasn't any thing stopping her now.  She didn't want to get out now.  She got the hang of bouncing in no time!  I was so proud.  We tested out a few other smaller toys but it was the gum ball machine bouncy toy that was her fav.  She "talked" mommy into some face painting. Hey it was cheaper than the cartoonist and balloon lady.  :-)

It was a great day.  I probably would not suggest taking any kiddos under the age of 5 to Whirligig.  The slides are pretty intense and there are much bigger kids on the rides too.  They did have a toddler section, but it was good for about a minute.
Either way it is on our list of things to do in the future.  Chalk it up to a fun adventure for us.