Science Center Fun

Last week one day I had an early morning appointment and Daddy just took the whole day off so we could have some fun! When we got up that day, the weather looked iffy for the afternoon, so we decided going to the Science Center was the safer (dryer) choice. And, really, it was the ONLY choice Colin was willing to entertain anyway. The entire week previous he woke every morning and told me "Let's go to the Science Center today." He didn't even want to wait for Daddy to come with us!

So anyway, off we went! We had a variety of fun stops.

Water fountain play:


Robot friends:


Especially RD2 (no, not a typo, that's what Colin calls him, RD2):



And a REAL METEORITE. Holy cow. We talk about meteorites EVERY single day, so this was a TREAT.

(See that talk out of the side of his mouth thing Colin is doing? It's this awesome new "thing" he does. Makes me bonkers.)

After the meteorite and the model trains (that we have no pictures of) we went into the digital planetarium to watch a short movie. It was pretty neat. Full of Big Bird, stars, constellations, the moon, and MORE METEORS! Then we had a quick lunch and moved on to the upper floors. They are "hands on" stuff that Gillian couldn't wait to get to.

Brusha, brusha, brusha....



And then onto the "Sports Works" portion of the museum. Gillian's favorite part! She headed directly for the trampoline. And got in line to wait (a short-ish wait this time).




And then it was her turn! And I got really blurry pictures.



Daddy used his phone to grab a quick video too. Colin is obviously unimpressed.


Colin declined to trampoline. He and Daddy took a virtual body tour (which was totally up his alley) and played some table hockey, maybe?


And then some BIG Operation.



And a race or two...


(She likes to win.)

And some yo-yoing.



And then home after a lot of fun. We got a membership this time, so I'm sure we'll be back! Kids LOVE it.

Trains in the Yard

Our favorite game to play in the back yard lately is trains. I know that's shocking. Colin just loves to run and run and run and pretend to chug and pull freight. And Gillian does too. She likes to be the pink engine, Rosie. The other day I got some video of Colin running. I think "Rosie" was "sick" at the time.


They will run like that for 30, 40, 50 minutes. Just chugging. It's pretty funny.

We had some other fun outside that day too.







Here's to a long, fun summer! Woot woot!

Happy Birthday, Uncle D!

Uncle D had his thirtieth birthday a little bit ago. He and Aunt Cedes were kind enough to invite a bunch of us over for a cookout and party! And we like to party! We had yummy food and had a great visit with Grammy, Papa, Uncle D, and Aunt Cedes! And EVEN Mrs. Kathy, Tim, and JOE. Oh JOE! Joe was a saint and entertained the kids for HOURS.

Gillian got to help Uncle D with the candles....all 30 of them!


Thanks for the FUN Uncle D and Aunt Cedes! And Happy Birthday!

More Building

Well, it seems Gillian has moved on from her puzzling and into bridge building!


She built that baby about 90% by herself, according to Daddy! He (and Colin) gave her a lesson or two on construction and off she went. She really does have excellent visual-spatial skills and she's a DO-ER!

Daddy Reads!

Daddy got to go to pre-school last week! For The Week of the Young Child our school invited parents into read to the class. He read "Little Blue Truck," one of our favorites! From all reports, it went over very well!

Bye-Bye Miss Thelma.

Last week was the final week of the season for our indoor play space. Boo. All through the fall, winter, and early spring we visited the play center once or twice week, depending on weather and health! We love to play there. The kids always find some interesting toys, and, more frequently, kids to PLAY WITH! And I get a chance to chat with other Moms.

But the BEST part is Miss Thelma. Miss Thelma is the lovely, kind, beautiful lady who is "in charge" of the center during the day. She greets everyone with a smile and a big hello. And snuggles all babies and hands out treats to those who ask nicely. She's just the best. We will miss her until October rolls around again.

The Puzzle Queen

I just found this photo again. I took it probably a month ago when Gillian had another sudden burst in doing puzzles. She is REALLY good at puzzles and seems to really enjoy them! She has some serious visual-spatial skills! She likes us to call her The Puzzle Queen! She did this one all my herself!