Children's Museum

Due to Elise's recent hospital stay, our 2 week vacation to Ohio, New York and D.C. was cancelled. As upset as we were, we decided the best way to handle our unfortunate setback, was to make the best of it. Bronson continued with his vacation for this week to spend time with us!! So today, Bronson and I took the babies to The Woodlands Children's Museum. We have never been before and didn't know really what to expect. Surprisingly enough, we had a great time!! The museum was set up purposely for children under 6 (although some older children were there and seemed to be enjoying themselves). We spent 2 hours there and still didn't get enough play time.....well, according to the kids.

Mollie was a hoot! She wanted to be so independent from us. Every time we turned around, she was at a different station. It was as if she couldn't take it all in fast enough! Above is her "driving" the fire truck. She definitely took charge wherever she went!

A huge playhouse was set in the middle of the museum complete with a kitchen, dining area, front porch and doghouse. Mollie spent most of her time here.....which I did not expect. She kept rearranging the food on the table. She was also inspecting her produce (you'll have to see the pics on our shutterfly account). But I believe it was the magic show that caught her attention the most. She was the only one out of all three that sat there and was mesmerized by all the tricks the magician was doing (mostly juggling).

Elise spent most of her time with the dinosaurs. She LOVES dinosaurs and everything about them. She would even bury them in the "dirt" and dig them up. Up above she's in the doghouse. Below she is having the dinosaurs kiss one another. It amazed me that she could name one of them (the Stegosaurus...probably because she remembered that one has all the plates on his back). Either way, I was in awe of her. She did enjoy the playhouse and the fire truck.....but her favorite had to be the dirt area.

We definitely need to get this girl some dinosaur figurines pronto!!

And then there's Preston.....he was so much fun! His favorite area was the fire truck with all the costumes. He would not take off the hat the entire time we were there! He has a love for hats. Like Mollie, he couldn't focus on any one activity for very long. Above is him "fishing". He did get a kick out of that. I believe he gets it from me.....I LOVE fishing.

His second favorite area was where all the big trucks were. The dirt was so neat....it was actually chopped up pieces of tires/rubber. So cool! The novelty of construction did hold his attention longer than most of the activities. I had such a great time watching him experience new ways of expressing himself through play.

All in all, it was a wonderful day! I'm so glad we decided to make the best of what we have this week. I know it was in the best interest of everyone involved that we stay home.....but it was such a difficult decision, not to mention hard to let go of something we've been planning for almost a year. Nevertheless, I had peace in our decision and it's where we're supposed to be. Now we're looking forward to a new and exciting tomorrow!!!