Laser Light Show at Coulee Dam

Something that I remember as a child was going to Aunt Florence and Uncle Walter's house in the summer. Uncle Walter worked at the Dam, so we would always get great tours of the inside of the dam and then go and see the light show in the evenings. Of course, when I was growing up it was just a light show with music and colored lights on the water. Now it is a laser show with designs, and pictures portraying the story of the Dam. It is a fun time and provides some nostalgia for me.

After a fun day of swimming, we headed into Coulee Dam to enjoy an evening at the Laser Light show. Tyler has seen this, but he could not remember as it had been a while. We thought it would be fun to take everyone, for some fun education about the Dam.

Before the show, we had the chance to walk around the little museum in the parking lot. The kids had fun with some of their interactive displays. They got to fly a computerized jetpacker around the dam. That was pretty interesting to watch. I am glad they do not get driver's licenses for many years. They all need to work on their hand-eye coordination. LOL.



After the museum tour, we had a bit of waiting to do until the light show started. We got there around 7 p.m. as it was getting to cold to swim and we had nowhere else to go. So Daddy made up the game of water bottle football. We had lots of water bottles with us, to keep us all hydrated, so Jim grabbed one and they started using it as the "ball" in their football game.

Noah really got into it and he actually leveled Tyler at one point. Someone passed the "ball" to Tyler and Noah just ran right up to him and tackled him to the ground. For a little guy, he sure can pack a big wollup, ask Tyler.

After dark started coming upon us, we had to entertain the kids amongst all the mosquitos. I did not think to bring any bug spray with me and we all got eaten alive. We also have a "fun" time trying to convince the kids it would be worth it to stay. They were getting bored with the sitting around and wanted to go home. Of course, with the photos below, you can see they came up with ways to entertain themselves. She really is surrounded by a bunch of goofballs.

We even had the opportunity to see the moon rise. It was really quite fun to watch. I saw the glow of the moon over the mountain first and over a 20 minute or so period we watched it rise right over the mountain. The kids were amazed at that one. Here is a picture of it, only because the kids kept begging me to take a pic. It is far away, but you can see it rising up from behind the mountain. God really did create a beautiful world for us.

After what seemed like forever, the light show finally started and the kids all say it was well worth the wait. It is a definite stop for us each summer, I think. We sat down on the grass below so we were able to see all the lasers as they were passing over our heads. It was fun to see the kids reactions to all the fun designs and to share something with them, that I did as I was growing up.