Children's Museum

Yesterday we had the chance to go to the Childrens Museum (and by we I mean Matt, Rachel and me along with Kelli, Joss and Grandma).

We started out at this play structure.

I think we could have spent the entire morning here. The kids loved it. Well, at first Matt hated it, but he warmed up to it. The "ground" of the structure is made out of plastic crates (like milk crates). He didn't like that he could see through to the bottom. I guess he didn't feel secure. Then there are these wooden half-tunnels that get you from one level to the next. There is a bathtub with wings that they liked climbing in and on the other side there is a boat (it is the orange and red striped thing). One end has a platform that is just kind of out there. It was a little scary to be on it (at least for me). We never made it into the switchback-crawl-space-thing, thankfully. Matt said it was too high for him. I think it was too claustrophobic for me. Way up at the top is a rocket ship that Kelli, Joss, Matt and I found out only fits about 4 people at a time. There is also a house where you can sit on the roof. It is carpeted and slanted and I didn't feel too secure up there. Call me crazy, but plexiglass and wire don't make me feel too secure when I am on a carpeted slide three stories from the ground. **A funny story: Matt, Joss and I were standing on the platform trying to get Grandma's attention. We were all yelling for her, but I guess she couldn't hear us. Rachel came over looked out and yelled, "Grandma!" and instantly my mom looked up. For those of you who have heard Rachel you understand. Apparently, her deep voice carries much better than the rest of ours.**

Also on the ground level is this tube thing that the kids stuff scarves into and the air blows the scarves through and out of the tubes. They had a lot of fun with it.

(Yes, these pictures are taken on the same day. We had an issue in the bathroom that resulted in a shirt change for Matt.)

We went shopping.

We picked and planted flowers.

We raced cars.

We rode bikes and got rides through the car wash.

We played Super Plinko.

We played in forts and tents.

And we played with air, pvc pipes and ping pong balls.

It was a very fun-filled day and we were all very tired when we left. We can't wait to go back and take Hailey, Kade and Dad with us.