The Children's Museum

We went to the Children's Museum yesterday for the first time since last summer. Hooray! Grace, Jack, and I had such a nice time playing and learning there together all day yesterday. I had been waiting to bring Grace and Jack back to the Children's Museum until our family was fully immunized against the H1N1 virus.

My two little astronaunts! The space shuttle was Grace and Jack's favorite display in the museum yesterday. I think these two will be making history some day by becoming the first brother-sister team in space together.

Grace loved dressing up in a NASA space suit and Jack was fascinated by all of the switches and lights in the space shuttle.

Jack was full of smiles all day yesterday. The museum is such a great place for Jack to learn and experience so many new things!

There is a new whale and ocean display at the museum. If you look closely you can see Grace looking into an underwater camera. Grace's face is displayed on the screen on the wall. Jack looked on with amazement to see his big sister on the big screen!

Jack was so happy to see a lobster boat at the museum. He instantly became a real lobster man! Jack knows the sign for lobster and says, "ack ack" for "clickety-clack" every time he sees a lobster.

I love how hands on the Children's Museum is. It's the best way to learn! Grace has always enjoyed the touch tank at the museum. Grace was excited to touch several starfish and lots of seaweed.

Jack looked so very proud as he walked all around the museum yesterday. The last time we were there I carried him everywhere in a sling. How very quickly time goes by. Our little man is now walking.

Grace learned all about physics as she experimented with rolling balls down various ramps and slides. Grace was able to adjust the ramps and learn how her movements affected the movement of the balls. Jack was fascinated by observing the balls move too. The ball/ramp room is a great way to learn about spatial relationships.

Grace enjoyed working the cash register at the museum's grocery store yesterday!

Jack climbed the stone wall at the museum's river display in order to get to those boats. He would have loved to climb right into the river too!!!

Grace kept turning and turning the large globe at the museum yesterday. I knew she must have been looking for a specific place on that globe. I waited until Grace found just the place she was looking for -- Argentina, of course!