Second Try…Of the first day in Boston

{Grammy Ann, I tried earlier as I know you are waiting, but the computer crashed.} 

The first day was the hardest!  I forgot what it was like to navigate the “T” and of course I had never done it with four kids and a HUGE double stroller.  Sadly, the Museum of Science is not a handicap accessible stop.  Somehow I made it down the huge set of stairs with the stroller and a block away from the museum when the sky opened up!  And I mean OPENED up.  Thunder, Lightening, and RAIN!  LOTS of rain!  We were soaked and scuttled for cover by this huge dinosaur!

When we made it in we were cold and wet (check out Andrew’s shirt).  But that did not stop the fun!  The kids and I stayed there for SEVEN hours.  This place is like a mall of science.  Three stories of exhibits and we still did not experience it all!

The Bee Hive!  Check out the tube that lets the bees go outside!  So fun!

Check out Ben’s face!

He loved that maginifying glass!  FYI that is not dirt on his cheek but a bruise that will appear in every picture.  =(  He walked into the footboard of our bed before we left.  

They sat forever watching this little chic hatch!

The butterfly room…but that is a WHOLE OTHER post! 

A real heart and lungs.  Andrew and Natalie eventually held it but Ben was off and running so I couldn’t capture that photo!

The M.C. Escher room!

     Hissing Cockroaches that sissy would not go near and brother would not LEAVE.   

Complete AWE over the dinosaurs.     {Pretending what it would be like as humans hiding from REAL dinosaurs}  Probably not museum appropriate; but totally kid appropriate.  =)     STOP!  Wild Things!

  

   

   We made the mistake of showing Ben this truck simulator.  He would not leave it.  Each time we passed this area he had to sit and do it AGAIN! 

Totally enthralled!

MA!  Did you see this?

 

After dads seminar we had to take him back through and show him the highlights!  No wonder we were there SEVEN hours!

Even when Ben got too tired he sat in his stroller and enjoyed the view from the museum window!

 

When dad got there after his conference we tried putting a body back together.  (See the puzzle pieces of organs in the box).  We almost didn’t do it and Natalie said, “PLEASE!!! This person will have a bad day if he is not put together again”.  That gave us all such a chuckle.

  

Someone had so much fun!  

I know why they call Boston the “walking city.”

So much to talk about on the walk ‘home.’