Tuesday we bundled the kids up and braved Boston's chilly Atlantic wind to head downtown to the Children's museum. We made it out of the house with the 3 kids by 10 am, and had a great time.
Kellyn actually slept most of the time in her stroller or was content to look around. That left Aunt Krista and I to help the kids explore the exhibits. We didn't even make it to the 3rd floor because there was so much to do on the first two floors.
We spent lots of time in the first room we went through teaching science lessons using golf balls. There were lots of ramps to roll the balls down to see what would happen from different heights. The circle ramp (pictured below) was a favorite because they could watch lots of balls go down and around.
Note to moms: wear short sleeves and sweaters to a children's museum so you can remove the sweaters for the water room. They got their sleeves all wet, though thankfully that was about all. They didn't even WANT to go into the sandbox which was just fine with me.
In the Kindergarten room, they both spent their time right where I would expect them to be. Alyna was mostly in the section marked for Creative Arts, and Ryan was over in the Math and Science area. Alyna spent her time playing with magnets and organizing shapes and colors onto 4 squares. Ryan drew with markers on the white board and loved turning the gears that interlocked together (our little engineer in the making).
In the toddler playroom, Ryan discovered a huge train set that kept his attention for over half an hour. Though he looked into the other areas, this is all he did the whole time, and he cried when I made him leave.
Alyna found a room with a play house, kitchen, and lots of baby dolls. She played with the shopping cart to collect food, and rang the door bell on the house repeatedly.
We headed home about 2 at which point the kids all fell asleep in the car. They even slept another hour when we got home too because they were so worn out from all the walking and exploring.
Wednesday was another lazy, home day. By the afternoon, Krista's dog was a little irritated at the twins constantly bothering her while she tried to nap so the dog went to visit a friend dog down the street for the afternoon and evening hours.
Thursday we went shopping for clothes for Kellyn, took Aunt Krista to a doctor's appointment, and ate lunch out.
Friday we stayed home again... love having lazy days in between the busy ones, especially with a little baby.
Saturday we did more shopping and visited Uncle Adam at work. He is a manager at a Walgreen's store, and had a Santa there to take pictures, but Ryan and Alyna wouldn't go near him. Oh, well. We also spent about 15 minutes looking for the Lightning McQueen car I mistakenly let Ryan take inside with him. It was in my diaper bag... after looking all over the store.
Sunday we went to a mall with a play area while Aunt Krista looked in a couple stores. Ryan tried to take another boy's shoes because they had Lightning on them... we may have to get him some of those next time. We ate lunch and went home for nap time. We worshiped again with the Quincy house church and had a good time with them again though several people were out of town.
It was a funfilled week, and a great time for them to get to know their "Unco Anam" and "An Kissa" who live so far away.
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