Thursday was a very rainy day, but rain that was very much needed. It seems that half of our state has been burning with the wild fires so we all welcomed the rain. We headed to the new Natural History Museum on the University campus and thought it would be a welcomed change for us.
We arrived early and had plenty of time to explore the museum before it became too crowded. We thought for a mere moment about going to the free day this coming Monday but since all the tickets were sold out and considering that I HATE crowds, I was willing to pay the $15 for the 4 of us to go. I should clarify that Ed was free because he's a student and Lucy was also free since she's two. We only paid for Olivia and I.
Exploring with Dad.
In the water section, Lucy and Olivia were 'fishing' for fish and bugs. Lucy was terrified of the plastic bugs. She tells me that she fears are having to kiss spiders or beetles.
Olivia loves rocks. She has a pretty good collection at home so naturally she would explore the rocks and fossils.
In a few places there were these window floors where you can see right down into an exhibit. This was dinosaur bones. The girls were afraid of falling and to make it worse they were afraid of the dinosaur sounds in the background. All of our talks about the dinosaurs being extinct did no good.
Lots of dinosaur bones.
We stopped for a lunch break at the Museum cafe. I really didn't think the food was very good. Lucy was super hungry and actually ate her entire sandwich and bag of carrots. She asked for a chocolate doughnut and ate around the outside of the doughnut.
Ed examining butterflies and moths while Lucy plays with various animals puppets. She really enjoyed the skunk and bald eagle puppets.
I'm glad that we went when it first opened. By 2p when we left it was VERY crowded. There were so many exhibits and things that I hope to visit often when Olivia is in school studying these things. It's so nice to have this new and fantastic museum!
We arrived early and had plenty of time to explore the museum before it became too crowded. We thought for a mere moment about going to the free day this coming Monday but since all the tickets were sold out and considering that I HATE crowds, I was willing to pay the $15 for the 4 of us to go. I should clarify that Ed was free because he's a student and Lucy was also free since she's two. We only paid for Olivia and I.
Exploring with Dad.
In the water section, Lucy and Olivia were 'fishing' for fish and bugs. Lucy was terrified of the plastic bugs. She tells me that she fears are having to kiss spiders or beetles.
Olivia loves rocks. She has a pretty good collection at home so naturally she would explore the rocks and fossils.
In a few places there were these window floors where you can see right down into an exhibit. This was dinosaur bones. The girls were afraid of falling and to make it worse they were afraid of the dinosaur sounds in the background. All of our talks about the dinosaurs being extinct did no good.
Lots of dinosaur bones.
We stopped for a lunch break at the Museum cafe. I really didn't think the food was very good. Lucy was super hungry and actually ate her entire sandwich and bag of carrots. She asked for a chocolate doughnut and ate around the outside of the doughnut.
Ed examining butterflies and moths while Lucy plays with various animals puppets. She really enjoyed the skunk and bald eagle puppets.
I'm glad that we went when it first opened. By 2p when we left it was VERY crowded. There were so many exhibits and things that I hope to visit often when Olivia is in school studying these things. It's so nice to have this new and fantastic museum!
We should meet up at the museum some time--we have a pass plus it's right next to Justin's work so it gives us an excuse to pick up Daddy on the way home. Oh and Red Butte is free on the 24th. I figure if I go in the morning when everyone else is at the parade, it ought to be lovely. Want to meet up?
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