Last Fling of Summer 2009

We had a WONDERFUL day today! Robert stayed home from work. We slept in. We had a lazy morning. And then we took the kids on a surprise. They knew we were going for a 1-day trip, but we wouldn't tell them where. As we drove up to the Discovery Science Center, they knew. We've been there before--this time there weren't any cousins waiting though.

Topher took a quick nap on a bed of nails.

Hannah hung out in a tent and climbed through a log.

Toph climbed a climbing wall and Hannah shot some hockey goals.

Toph hung out with a Robot.

Their feature exhibit right now is on ROBOTS--so much fun! We got to touch and build and play--had a great time! The kids got to make "jitterbugs" out of foam, a battery, and a motor. When constructed and connected, it "walked" or "jumped" around. LOVED it! We learned about solar energy. The kids stood in a hurricane simulation tube--Hannah did NOT love it--or even like it. We looked at an ant colony. We did all kinds of stuff.



When we were finished, we went to the Olive Garden for dinner. I'm telling you, that was the BEST OG experience I've ever had. The breadsticks were extra garlicky. Our waiter kept our drinks full to the top. The food was supreme, and the service could NOT have been better. I get to do a satisfaction survey, and I'll have nothing but good to say. We stuffed ourselves, and then shared a dessert. DELICIOUS--can't remember the name, but it was a chocolate cheese cake with a vanilla custard layer and then covered in dark chocolate--YUM!!! And I'm glad the 4 of us shared it. Big thanks to Mom Nickel for giving Robert the gift card for Father's Day--he was kind enough to share!

We finished off the day at the school, looking at the lists to see who was going to teach our kids. We don't know the teachers, but it's going to be a great year.