Visit to the Museum

A few weeks ago during one of our Open Houses I took the kids to the local museum. It was a fun way to spend the time away from home. Plus they have A/C!

Digging for Dinosaur Bones

Posing with Dinosaurs from Daddy

Silly Boy

Listening to Bird Calls

Bugs started talking to Daddy. Precious!

As you can see Bugs really liked Tom the Turkey

The Museum Has a New Wing. It is full of innovation & imagination activities & history lessons.

Crane History

Using Their Imaginations

This light show was neat.

It asked them to follow the squiggles and lines. The kids were dancing & moving like crazy.

More activities. These involved problem solving.

Artist at Work

Interesting Sculpture

Browsing

Bugs "Reads" Aloud

(I love it when they are at this age and read a story. It's cute to hear their interpretation.)

Budding Artist

Some Important History

Invention Table

The table was stocked with various materials and the kids were allowed to let their imaginations soar.

Boo Bears Invention is on the right. Sweet Pea's is on the left.

(I had to use this photo for S.P.'s as the others I had showed her real name.)

Elvis' Invention

Bug-a-Boo's Invention

Boo Bear's (Another angle)

Horseshoe Crabs!

The Touch Tank

Look!

Bugs found a treasure. Don't worry I made sure it went back to it's home.

- Identifying the Various Fish

WOW!

-BEAUTIFUL!

Lion Fish

How neat!

What are YOU looking at?!?

Playing HIde & Seek

I think this is a milk snake.

We are planning on going back real soon!

Field Trip to the Ecotarium

FINALLY! Our pictures from our field trip to the Ecotarium! Between having so many pictures I wanted to share, us being busy & Blogger having some problems it has taken me over 2 weeks to post these. I'm sorry. Be prepared as there are LOTS of photos! =)

We had a wonderful trip. The weather was forecasted as rainy but it was gorgeous. We felt very blessed. Boo wasn't feeling 100% and chose to stay at G&G's instead of going with us. We missed her a lot but didn't want her to have a miserable time so we allowed her to chose to stay. We plan to go back again so she can visit too.

Barn Owls

On the path up to the museum entrance are these owls and eagles. Neat!

Owl Diet

Eagle

At first I wasn't sure if this was real it stayed so still. It was still in the same exact position when we left hours later.

Celebrating!

Bugs LOVED the Turtles

Mr. Snake ~ See his shed skin?

Isn't He Cute?

Vogue!

I swear he was posing for me. Lol!

Dinosaur Tracks

This thing was cool. You pressed down on the end and it imprinted a dinosaur footprint. There were 4 to choose from.

Remember Dave's Last Meeting with a Moose? *shudder*

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THE CHILDREN'S CORNER

Making Dinosaur Tracks with Stamps

Bugs Enjoyed the Stamping

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Bugs had a little accident & in the midst of getting him cleaned up we discovered we had forgotten to pack him an extra set of pants. I ran upstairs to the gift shop and bought him a big t-shirt. He looked super cute running around in it the rest of the trip. It didn't bother him one bit & as it was quite hot in the museum, (actually uncomfortably so), I think he was the most comfortable of all of us. LOL.

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MORE DISCOVERIES

TURTLES!

This was the coolest thing. The turtles were in a tank & swimming around. I have never had the chance to see them swim like this. They are very graceful in the water. Bugs was mesmerized by the turtles!

Face to Face

Giving Kisses

MORE LIVE ANIMALS

No, He Wasn't Alive *wink*

A Brown Skunk

Porcupine ~ Sargent Pepper

Porcupine Skull ~ Look at Those Teeth!

Quill of an African Porcupine

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GOOFING AROUND in the AFRICAN CORNER

Posing Like the Animals

I Love This Photo

ONCE WE FINISHED EXPLORING INSIDE IT WAS TIME TO EXPLORE OUTSIDE

Dave said, "Bugs, do you see the owls?" This is his expression as he observed.

What a Good Big Sister

The Otter!

We were thrilled to see this little guy. What a fun creature!

After the museum we stopped at McDonald's for some ice cream & play time.

THE RIDE HOME

What a fantastic day!