Discovering Ourselves

Mark's hometown has a really great children's museum called the Discovery Center.  In just a few hours inside, you can find yourself taken to new heights in a hot air balloon,

flying at warp speed in a jet,

sauntering along in a boat,

putting out fires in a fire truck, or

riding a hot dog cart.  Wait.  What?

You can cook, serve and eat in a diner.

Most fun of all, you can squeeze fruits and veggies for freshness at a grocery store.

I'm talking fully loaded market with carts, an ATM and recyclable bags.

 

Be still my grocery store loving heart.
I couldn't resist adding a few things to a cart of my own.

Claire made some healthful choices, and even remembered that we are trying lactose milk with her.  Impressive. 

The good news is that they were having a big sale, so we got some great deals. 

Sophie was so pleased with her choices that we had to unpack her bags when she wasn't looking.  She hadn't forgotten though.  When we got home, she asked Mark to bring in "her bags", so we could "make the brownies that she got for Christmas"!

The girls even got to ride this little baby over and over and over again.  Sophia declared that it was "perfect for three sisters".  She's right, we can't wait to fill it up!

We had such a good time that the girls had sore cheeks from all the giggles...until we had to peel their little booties off this lovely piece of machinery. 

Unfortunately for Mark, we had to make a pit stop at the dentist on our way out. 

“I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.”

~Leo F. Buscaglia