I grew up in rural Iowa and we literally never went anywhere. Ever, Never! But, as a child, I had no clue, because I was too busy riding my horse in pastures, jumping ditches on my mini bike and snowmobiling it huge snow drifts.
That's country life for you.
Read MoreThis past Friday we took the children and my nephew to the Museum of Science and Industry to spend the night. Yes, we slept in the museum! We were assigned a sleeping area in YOU! The experience. The boys really wanted to sleep by the fighter planes, but we didn't want to get into any trouble by moving.
We were running around the museum all night looking for our favorite exhibits and gaining stickers for the scavenger hunt. The kiddos all earned their patches and had an amazing time. Seriously there was just NOT enough time to do all the exhibits. The boys could have lasted a couple more hours for sure, but lights were turned out promptly at 11:40 pm and that was that. They stayed up whispering and laughing and playing games for another hour and then they passed out cold. We were awakened at 6:30 am by the coal mine whistle (I had already been awake for over an hour)
Every few months I {try} to take my children to the science museum in our area. If it were up to my children, we literally would be there every week. We go so much that some of the science experiments staff know us personally.
How can one not turn into a 10-year-old to test the Bernoulli principle by using a column of air to levitate a table full of sponge balls? By far a favorite exhibit of my children.
Of course, my daughter uses her face instead of the supplied balls. Go figure!
I spent a wonderfully, full day at MSI, (aka: The Museum of Science and Industry) last week with my family and my brother and his small family who happened to have been staying with us for a long weekend. When my brother and his family were planning this small vacation from their home in very rural Iowa, I asked them what museum would they most like to see while in Chicago. They instantly responded Museum of Science and Industry and why not, naturally. MSI happens to be one of our favorite museums to play for the day at.
We all arrived early in the morning to be able to spend the entire day walking through the halls of MSI to view the exhibits and take part in all the experiences we could fit in during the seven hours we planned to be there. The drive to MSI couldn't have been more beautiful along Lake Shore Drive last Friday morning. A great view for a little family from Iowa to see for the first time!
