Children's Museum

We went with Mimi to the Children's Museum while we were up in Indianapolis last Friday.  It just so happened a huge snow storm came through the midwest that day, which made for a pretty good day to be inside.  

At first it was a little overwhelming for Wyatt - especially considering sixty-five bus loads of middle schoolers trampled into the museum right after we did.  And, on top of that, they went straight to the one place I definitely thought Wyatt would love:  the Curious George play station!  Anna thinks Curious George is one of the dumbest cartoons on PBS in the mornings, but I love it.  So, of course, I took Wyatt to the Curious George station anyway.  Big mistake.  All these kids were running around, big kids were dominating the slide and playground area, and a bunch of parents tagged along behind their screaming, flailing children like terror survivors.

Anyhow, it got much, much better.  And, overall, it was a wonderful day.  Below are several pictures from the adventure:

Here is Wyatt getting submerged without getting wet.  

Wyatt and Anna checking out the boats in the science room; here again the middle schoolers were a major nuisance, with their splashing and running.  But, Wyatt still got to see how a boat floats according to the current.

What I remember about the Children's Museum is the spiral path that moves you from level to level.  Above is Wyatt taking advantage of the opportunity to run down the slope!

Happy kid with his new balls.

I love this picture.

Wyatt getting to oogle over a Curious George on high.

Mimi helps Wyatt draw a dinosaur.

Wyatt intensely studies a robot; some of the other robots totally freaked him out.

I can't remember what they called this thing, but it was wicked awesome.  The hand-blown pieces were made in Seattle, and then they were inserted into a type of rebar to make this structure.

Wes