Mark had to be at Camp Dodge by 7:15 to start his medical training...and we didn't really want to get the kids up, out of bed, and loaded into the car by 6:30 to make sure we got him there on time...so our friends Shannon and Dan agreed to come to our hotel and drive me to our car... (THANK YOU GUYS!) This worked out pretty well...except Dan and I got lost trying to find it...but we got there...and then crammed all 6 (Shannon, Dan, Me, Isaiah, Levi and Anna) of us in our car and headed to the Des Moines Science Center.
We ALL had lots of fun at the Science Center. It was HUGE and there was plenty to see and do! What a fun place for kids of all ages!
Here is Isaiah sitting on the air table holding onto the air blower. They had all kinds of things to blow air at to see how they moved.
There was an entire area devoted to toddlers. Here we are playing in the bubbles. So much fun! Surprisingly it really wasn't too messy!
Here is Anna playing in the tree trunk tunnel.
Isaiah and Dan meeting the snake. (yuck!)
And here is Dan playing blocks.
After we'd had enough fun at the Science Center, we went to Tasty Tacos for lunch...I'd never been there--it was REALLY YUMMY! Isaiah and Anna were pretty tired, so we had to eat and run...We made it back to the hotel and Anna slept, but of course Isaiah refused to nap, so he sat in the pack and play for about an hour resting.
Next--SWIMMING TIME! Shannon and I took Anna and Isaiah swimming while Dan was nice enough to play with Levi from the sidelines.
Hurry up mom!
Swimming buddies.
Next we were off to the mall...hoping Mark would get done in time for us to meet him for dinner...so we went and looked around and Mark showed up (thanks to his friend who dropped him off) and we put our name in to eat at Old Chicago. They said 45 minutes...so the boys and Anna played at the playland while Shannon and I went shopping. An hour later our table still wasn't ready, it was after 7pm, so we decided to head back to the hotel and pick up some food on the way... tired kids are not fun when you are out to eat!
So we had a hilarious evening eating pancake shaped Ham & Cheese sandwiches from Arbys...
Another busy, but VERY fun day!
2 comments:
We had a great (and tiring) weekend! Though I'm sure it was even more tiring for you with 2 little ones! I love the pic of Isaiah and Anna in the pool and the one of them at the top of the slide. I hope they can grow up to be friends!!!
We have taken the kids to the Science Center a few times too- they LOVE it!!
I really enjoy reading your blog regularly! Thanks for keeping everyone entertained and up to date on your wonderful lives! Miss you!!
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