Back to the Museum of Life and Science.. again...

You all are probably so tired of seeing pictures of our constant trips to the Durham Museum of Life and Science. I think we just get in a rut- Sadie loves going there, so when we have a few hours to spend on the weekend recreating, we tend to go there... At least she's bigger each time I post museum pictures, but you've seen the butterflies and sound garden a bazillion times now...

Here's Sadie being an astronaut. She puts this bag over her head and says "I'm an astronaut!!!" We don't let her do this very long because asphyxiated children tend to not grow up to be astronauts...

Sadie and Obi wait patiently to take a walk...



Here we are at the museum, checking out the new wind exhibit. There are all kinds of stations where children can learn about how wind works. Interestingly enough, many were closed because... it was too windy. We actually had very heavy winds this day, and were buffeted all over the road in the car...


Here's the sailboat exhibit... Children can make their own sailboats and see how the wind affects the motion and trajectory of the boats, based on the orientation of their sails...





Butterflies feasting on fruit...

Sadie looks for butterflies to chase...

A Muscovy duck and a sleeping pig in a blanket... We took gobs of pictures of animals, including lemurs, wolves and bears, and all that came out was this one...

Sadie climbs the stairs of a train caboose. She was pretty excited about this, as she's extremely train oriented right now. In fact, she has asked me if Thomas brushes his teeth and if he goes to bed and puts away his toys. Of course, the answer is always "Yes!" because she gauges what she should be doing based on Thomas.

In the caboose, looking out the window...

If I could, I'd buy a caboose and put it in our yard as a "mother-in-law" suite and play area for Sadie. Unfortunately, "No train cars in yards" is one of the few bylaws of our neighborhood association. "No swine" is another. Obviously, our neighborhood is out in the middle of nowhere!

Sadie plays the cymbals...
Sandboxes are always popular. I'd put one in my yard, except our neighborhood is full of outdoor cats, and, well, you can do the math...