Today I did something I said I'd never do again....I went to the museum on a FREE DAY. =) We had made plans over a month ago to meet friends there today. I don't know, maybe I thought this time it would be less crowded for some reason. It wasn't. We even got there before it opened, and still there was a very long line.
The kids did still manage to enjoy themselves, although it was hard to see a lot of the exhibits with the huge mass of people in front of each one. We didn't stay long, needless to say. I'm thinking it's worth it to just buy a membership.
One very funny thing that happened: they have a man that puts on what looks like a dinosaur skeleton and walks around. I figured Aiden (age 4) wouldn't remember this from before, so when we walked in and saw him, I told the kids to watch. Sure enough -- Aiden was walking a couple feet in front of me and I could tell the second he saw him. He stopped dead in his tracks. I heard him say in a soft, rather frightened voice, "A dinosaur? !Real?" LOL A few moments passed, and then he must have seen the man underneath, and his breath wooshed out with a relieved, "Oh." Hee-hee. He made Brenna go first, but eventually he approached him and let him place the mouth over his head.
We came home for the afternoon and Zane was able to get a good nap in his bed. Poor little guy has mainly had catnaps this week in either the truck or his stroller.
Then we went to an event for VBS. The plan was to have it all outside the church. But the clouds rolled in and it got very windy. Then there was quite the lightning show. So they moved it indoors. It was catered by Outback Steakhouse, but the line was sooooooo long that we actually ended up leaving and picking up Arby's on the way home. Not quite the same, but at least it quieted the tummies.
They did manage to get the inflatable water slide up once it stopped raining. The kids took a quick trip down it before we came home.
Go, Brenna!
Aiden's turn!
Now Chase!
8 comments:
That waterslide looks like a TON OF FUN!
I'm not sure I'd want to go to a free day either.. not with a zillion other people. I'm with you on thinking it's just worth it to pay the fee and go when there aren't as many crowds.
I see you're still up, too. I noticed you just posted some comments on my blog while I was posting comments on your blog (LOL). That's hilarious! Anyway.. I just answered your comments in the comment section of my blog.
Looks like you had tons of fun!
And now I'm thinking Arby's.
We ask for annual passes to one park or museum for Christmas each year. It doesn't take up room in our house and the kids can enjoy it for the whole year. We usually send the grandparents a photo taken wherever we end up. Last year it was the zoo, I'm thinking this year we'd like the Science Museum.
What fun...we have had lots of rain here no fun!
LOL, at least you'll never go again! Seriously, we avoid all free days just for this reason. Is this the big museum in Denver? We've attended their hs days several times. They have two each year (fall/spring). The cost is really inexpensive and includes an IMAX or planetarium visit. They have lots of hands on activities in backrooms just for the hs day kids, and it's a weekday when other schools are not there. Sometimes they are not completely organized, but it's easy to adapt and just go with what they are doing. You are also free to wander at will. We've enjoyed them.
When we homeschooled we had a yearly membership to our Science Museum. It was one of the kids favorite field trips.
I'm debating if I should go to the free day here in our area which is in Sept. I don't think our museums will be as packed as yours.
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