Kidspace and other stuff

So this morning we had the house to ourselves and the kids to ourselves which was awesome. So Nathan and I took the kids to the Kidspace Museum. It was the best children's museum I have ever been to. There were 16 stations and you just rotate through them as many times as you want. When I say stations I mean outdoor/indoor sections...the museum was huge. We spent a little over two hours there and it was freaking fantastic! They had a room for 6 months to 4 years and that was everyone's favorite part. Here are some of the pictures...




The room was set up like a preschool room, and they had a story time that Lucas and Bridget both loved.
After the preschool room we went into the insect room...


There was a jeep to drive and a ton of little exhibits just for kids under 4. Then they got to climb underground and see how ants live! They had a beehive and a ton of other animal habitats to climb and explore. This was Nathan's favorite place...except for the rock climbing wall outside...

After the insects we went outside to the bike races...LUCAS LOVED the HELMET! He wanted pushes from Nathan but rode pretty well on his own. He has been asking for a bike for weeks now so I guess the bike we got him for his birthday was a good buy! After the bike races we did the water symphony and this station we came back to several times...Lucas shot the water guns at Bridget and she was so happy! They has a gold panning station with a water wheel too!




There was a thorn climbing area too. The kids (especially Nathan ) liked this station. Lucas got stuck!



It was a great place that we will be going to for years to come. The only fighting we did was over who was going to drive Joyce's car!
Then we came home to nap, and Grandpa made a delicious dinner and then we went for an evening swim. Lucas was begging to go to the pool all day so it was nice after the sun went down to go for a swim. Whew! What a day! I know the kids will sleep
good tonight!

In other news...my handsome Uncle Jon was in a newspaper/internet atricle on Bloomberg! Here is the link...his name is Jonathan Horn. (all my uncles are handsome by the way)He is the one in the photo with my beautiful Aunt Elyse and their two strapping boys Sam and Aiden! Take a look the article is really interesting too!