A Day at City Museum

Today we had a family day going to the St. Louis City Museum. It was A*W*E*S*O*M*E! We had just a blast. That being said, it was not appropriate for a 2 year old and an infant in a stroller! This place was just the coolest! It had a room of caves that were just like a real cavern that you could crawl through. The bad thing is that with it being realistic, there were TINY spaces that a 2 year old can fit but mommy and daddy can't fit through. We did a lot of snagging Lorén just in the nick-of-time before she fell down holes or crawled into a room we couldn't get to! Of course, that ticked her little stubborn-2-year-old-heart off! She wanted her way and she wanted it NOW! Also, it was not the place for anyone who is claustrophobic (AKA ME!) For example, at one point you can climb 5 stories and then go down a slide. It looks like a coal shoot and is that dark and scary too! Well I had no idea the slide was there until my daughter is about to go down it! Thank God I dressed her in over-alls! I grabbed her strap and pulled her back up! I thought, "It's a slide, how far down can it go?" Well, it went all 5 stories down. Not only that, I had to lay flat with her between my legs laying flat so that we would fit. The whole time I was praying to God that I wouldn't get stuck and have the firemen come with the jaws-of-life! Finally, the slide was over and it dumped us into a room where Lorén couldn't even stand up. The floor was made of rails to climb and stainless steel ON A SLANT! WHAT THE HECK! I finally had to climb out myself reach into the room and drag Lorén up. She was scared of that one! After that episode, we left the cave area and went elsewhere to explore. Yeah, I ended up in a hollowed out tree trunk again praying that I wouldn't get stuck (see picture below). Oh man! For those of you who know our daughter, you know that we would Mike and I voted that next time we go the kids will be old enough to do that stuff on their own and Mommy and daddy can watch from a safe distance! Enjoy the pictures!

Daddy and Lorén on their way!

Lorén spots the bus on the roof! "Mommy wheels on the bus!" Daddy was fascinated with the planes!

You can see the bus hanging off the side of the roof and the planes here!

One of the narrow passageways where Lorén fit but Mommy couldn't until she crawled through (By the way, 2 months later and I still have a massive bruise on my tibial tuberosity from the accident. Crawling on it did NOT feel good!)

Daddy's turn for some "adventure" time with Lorén!

In the jaws of a fossilized T-Rex!

Climbing up. . .and up. . .and up. . .

Daddy and Lorén on a slide. Daddy realized here that there was a hole that Lorén could fit through (and would probably try to fit through). He drug her back up the slide! I could hear her wails 3 stories down!

Here Daddy and Lorén are 4 stories up. That slide I was talking about was 1 more story above this!

Zach chilling! He liked watching the color changing lights. This is what he did for the hour while Lorén climbed. . .and climbed. . .and climbed.

Yeah, you try to give a 4 month old a bottle in such a busy place!!
Zach really had a good time watching himself in the mirror! We did this for 30 minutes while daddy romped with Lorén.

Now, do you see how small this space is! My 2 year old barely fits!

You can now see my face and forgive me for giving Mike the look of death. I think he actually saw a little birdie flying around too! I was so ticked off that he sent me on this!

Behind these barrels were tables for dining! You could Peep in the peep holes! It was funny seeing these little little fingers poking out trying to get you as you walked by!

Heaven forbid we make her stop playing and make her eat 1/2 a peanut butter and jelly sandwich!!! So I couldn't find a spot to change Zach. How could a place like this NOT have a bathroom with a changing table. I was like, "Fine, you don't accommodate me, I'm changing him here!" I set him on the lunch tables and changed his poopie diaper! He felt a lot better after that!

Lorén and I had a great time with this! She thought she was so funny!

An old time bumper car to play in! It was pretty cool!

Daddy making Zach laugh! He did awesome for being in a stroller all day! He didn't sleep the whole time we were there! (10:20 - 1:30). He was so happy! I was impressed!

Lorén, Daddy, and Zach watching the circus!

Lorén in the giant ball pit! This was probably the highlight of her day!

Fearless. . .Oh gosh, does she have a tetanus shot???

This was another giant slide that was 3 stories long! It was neat! All of those "peg" things on the side were painted by inner city kids. You can twirl them as you go down the slide! It makes such a racket.

As we walked out of the door, Zach ZONKED!

Lorén drinking a well-deserved "SODA" (for all of you northerners, that would be "pop" pronounced correctly!).