Our plan was to leave this past Friday morning nice and early as we had tickets for the exhibit at 2 p.m. We got out the door early as planned and gassed up and top up the air in the tires. When Jason went to put air in the last tire he bent down and heard a hissing sounds. We had a nail in the tire!! It isn't an Atwood holiday without a little extra adventure.
Across the parking lot from the gas station is a tire shop so Jason ran in and luckily they were almost finished with a tire and could fit us in. We piled into their waiting area and enjoyed hot chocolate and popcorn while we waited for the tire. In the meantime, I called Edmonton to make sure we could arrive a bit late to the exhibit and still be able to enter. An hour later we were back on the road and very grateful we had noticed the nail and avoided a flat tire on the side of the highway.
The Marvel Exhibit was great. We all enjoyed it. Cadence said she was just a little bit bored, but that it was mostly good.
After the Science Centre we headed to "Ice Castles" it's an acre-sized frozen castle crafted by hand using only icicles and water. We went at dusk and it was quite beautiful to see it become lit by the LED lights. It housed a few slides, and a fireplace and throne. Expensive but definitely a fun one time adventure. Cadence loved the slides. We had a really mild night so we could enjoy for as long as we wanted.
I think it is funny how much my kids love going to Edmonton. It is a quick, fun getaway. I was grateful for good weather and good roads. Love spending time with my little family!!
