Exploration Place

Today we had a fun play date at Exploration Place with Heather, Ava, and Brecken. I've only ever been there as a teacher, never as a mommy, so it was fun to wear a different hat today and enjoy myself. I will definitely be taking him there again. He had a lot of fun.

Ava and Jack on the teeter totter. He loved it.

Getting ready to ride on the roller coaster!

1, 2, 3, GO!

Brecken had fun on the coaster too!

Jack and Ava playing in the water.

Playing with the train set.

Loves slides.

Set Sail! All aboard the USS von Mereveldt!

Jack took a stab at steering the boat too.

Brecken and Jack

No, Mom, I don't want to take a picture with you!

We also saw a short 20 min. movie in the Dome Theater called, Chirpie, about the different seasons and the things you see in the sky. Jack kept pointing and saying "ooohhhh pretty!"

The theater chairs were a bit much for Jack, so he sat on my lap instead.

Getting ready for the show!

Afterwards, we took a trip outside to Exploration Park. Jack did just that, a lot of exploring!

And of course, we ended our morning at Wendy's with chicken nuggets, french fries, and a couple of Diet Coke's for some worn-out Mommys!

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The Nerliens said…

That looks like so much fun! You are such a good mommy! I wish we had a place like that around here!

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