I'm JUST NOW getting around to blogging about it. I've been....busy. You know, doing stuff like going to museums and junk.
We went last year before Christmas too and mostly because PBS sucked Jayna into wanting to go on the Yule Slide. And I'm telling you...that slide is as much fun for grown ups as it is wee ones. We thought we'd load up again and go ride the slide again. And it was awesome.
Last year was a little frustrating. The girls were only 2 and while they were interested in some of the things (read: BARBIES), they couldn't DO many of the things. They were just a tad too small yet. This year was SO much better. If they were a little taller and could drive, they wouldn't have even needed us there.
There is a very cool new exhibit there also. It's a National Geographic exhibit called "Treasures of the World" or something. There is more interactivity in the one exhibit than there is in the whole rest of the museum. I mean kids like to LOOK at things, sure. But what they really want to do is DO things. They want to touch things and throw things and play with things and wear things. Especially the ones who can't read yet. That exhibit is a good teaching tool even if the child is at the non-reading age. The Barbie exhibit has things to do, but those are pretty much all things that little girls do at home. And we all know that it's no fun doing things at places like a Children's Museum that you ALREADY do at home almost everyday. How educational and/or fun is dressing a Barbie with rubber bands and pieces of fabric? Notsomuch. Just ask Layla and Jayna.
As always, the girls had a delightful time together and played well. No fighting. No arguing. No clinging to mommies. I think they're used to each other now and they get along so well. I hope Jayna has made a life long friend there. :)
And here's the proof that I'm not lying:
They're getting ready for a snowball fight in the Jolly Winter Days exhibit. It was super intimidating for both of them. Too many older kids acting like jackasses.
Lee and little Levi saying hello to Santa.
YULE SLIDE!!!!!!
GERONIMO!!!!
Fossil digging in the DynoSphere. This picture reminds me of Bubba and Forrest. "I'll lean against you and you lean right back against me. That way we don't have to sleep with our heads in the mud."
More digging. They spent about 30 minutes in there.
Dinosaur costumes! They were so cute as little dinos.
This is part of the NatGeo exhibit. You put all the pieces of a mummy's tomb together and then it lights up and makes big scary noises and shit. Pretty cool.
Part of NatGeo. Me being a scuba diver. :)
Tiny scuba divers!! I can't take it! :)
Under the glass exhibit. They laid there for all of 30 seconds. Probably because much longer and they'd both have been asleep.
Hand holding in the Barbie exhibit. Darling. :)
Playing Barbie stuff.
OWNING that Barbie runway.
Lee looks giant on that slide. This picture is hilarious to me because of that.
Jayna wants that slide in our house. We live in a ranch style house. Go figure.
Playing with the huge snow globe. Silly girls. :)
If you have kids, TAKE THEM TO THE NATGEO EXHIBIT!! It is so much fun and education in one! And if you do end up going, call us. We'll meet ya there. :)
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