Botanic Gardens

This month's field trip with our homeschool group was a trip to the Botanic Gardens!  Unfortunately, we didn't make the connection to go through with them because of a miscommunication.  But that's ok.  We're a group of our own now-a-days, and we had Grandpa with us also.  Little did I know that the aquarium in the visitor's building would be so exciting!

They told me I had to get a picture of Nemo!

 I want a waterfall like this in my yard...

with a swimming pool at the bottom would be nice, too.

 We toured some basic "gardens"

then went on the Native Texas Forest Boardwalk.
There were fun & educational pit stops along the walk.

The kids loved these tubes you could talk into.
Grandpa was at the other end talking back to them.

The Botanic Gardens doesn't have a playground,
but there was this log to play in.  Since my kids
are still mostly little, this was an exciting stop.

The water features are always a hit, too.
And I really enjoyed the Rose Garden.

At this point, all these fountains created an immediate need for someone... and the nearest facilities were about a 5 mile hike (it seemed), uphill with a double stroller loaded down.  So that's all the pictures I have.  That was about the end of the trip anyway as we went back through the Boardwalk to get back to the car.  It was still a fun day.

Field Trip to the Zoo!

Today was a perfect day for a field trip to the zoo!  

Before we arrived, David said he wanted to see flamingos and elephants.  

Elizabeth said she wanted to see elephants and giraffes.  

I wanted to see the big cats.

 I was disappointed that I didn't see lions or tigers,

but we did see a cheetah

and a jaguar.

Rebekah just enjoyed it all, I think!

   But she especially loved the turtles and the penguins.

That's a big fella...

Is that my child???

Surely not...

Rebekah sat down on the komodo dragon and instantly

stood up saying, "Hot!"

(otters)

It was a great day!

Museum Field Trip

 Today was Field Trip Day!

We've been working on an Ancient Egypt History Pocket

so the new Egyptian exhibit was perfect!

 Grandpa joined us today at the museum.

 The last people who attempted to build a pyramid made a mess of it!  David picked up blocks & instinctively knew how they went together.  So Grandpa & I cleaned off the mess & we all set to work to build a pyramid from the ground up!

 working...

 Ta da!

 We went back by the camel and David took a picture of me on it!

Maybe if I rode a real camel, I'd go into labor early!  

 The museum had a really cool Christmas tree up.

 When I asked David his favorite part of the day, this spinning table thing was his favorite.  We played there for quite a while & got the pieces to perform some pretty interesting tricks!

 Inside the kaleidoscope with Grandpa.

 Building a windmill.

 Sitting in the Paluxisaurus track.

 As we walked up to the Children's Museum wing, Grandpa commented that he remembered going to the when he was a lad.  He said it was in an old house with a similar dragon to walk through to get inside.  He was thinking that was about 1950.  Then we saw this photograph:

 Caption reads:  "In 1947 the Fort Worth Children's Museum moved into the former R.E. Harding house at 1306 Summit Avenue.  This photograph, c. 1950, shows the entrance to the Museum.  Although the house no longer stands, the Museum continues to thrive."

Cool, huh?

 Playing the musical bubble pipes.

 They had a display of nostalgic toys.

Grandpa said he had a Cootie Game that looked just like this one.  Interestingly enough, we were given a Cootie Game just last night...

This camera also caught Grandpa's eye.

He said his mother had one just like it!

And speaking of Cooties - 

 My secret sister gave me a Cootie Game just last night at Mom's Night Out, to play with the kids.  So we played it together this evening.  Our Cooties look a little different than Grandpa's!

 Girlie Cootie

Hillbilly Cootie

What a fun day!