Lessons Learned

Mommy learned a very valuable lesson today.  Attempting to visit the Indianapolis Children's Museum over spring break is not for the faint of heart.  However, if you must do it, taking the two Douglas girls is definitely the way to go.  Both of us were troopers!  We listened, we stayed with mommy and daddy and we had a blast!!
This morning we headed to the big city for a day of fun!  We knew everybody else in Indiana was heading for the same fun when it took us 15 minutes to turn into the museum parking lot.  We've never seen the line anywhere near as long as it was today!!  Ticket lines were all the way outside and around the side of the building!  We decided (along with a 20 minute line of other people) that it was worth buying a year pass just to get in a shorter line!!!  Our parents thought about leaving and coming a different day, but Myla was so excited about the dinosaurs she was seeing in line and I was super excited about the geckos!  So, 30 minutes and season passes later we were on our way!
My school class has been talking about Egypt and pyramids and so I was really happy when I saw that there was a whole exhibit about archaeologists finding an Egyptian tomb, a ship wreck and the Chinese Army Statues!!!  We checked that area out first and stay
ed there the longest!  I even told mommy that I could real all the hieroglyphics for her because I learned about them at school!  Myla and I did some digging for artifacts, too!!
Next we saw the trains.  Myla LOVED them...and one of mommy's favorite parts of the day was when daddy had to climb in the tunnels under the train tracks to get Myla to come out!  She was having so much fun she did not want to leave!  She also loved getting on the real train while it pretended to take us on a trip.  We decided the train was taking us to Chicago!
We checked out the dinosaur exhibit for a short time, but decided we'd go back to that part another day when there weren't quite so many people!!!
Another great part was the gecko exhibit!  I've been wanting to see it for weeks and we had fun.  There were all kinds of the little guys to check out and we even got to put on sticky hands and feet to see what it feels like to stick to the walls like they do!  We both made some geckos on the computer, too!  We saw super heroes and stopped in the Hot Wheels exhibit (a little too boyish for my taste) but it was worth a quick look.
We played in sand, we dressed up as birds, we rode the merry go round....we had hours of fun!  Mom and dad are probably a little more tired than we are because they had to navigate us through the thousands of people, but even they agreed it was a fabulous day!

Easter with Aunt Emily

The weekend was great!  Saturday morning we went to Levi and Evan's grandparents house.  The grown ups had some kind of party, but me and Myla just knew it was play time with our cousins!!!  We were so excited we could hardly stop playing to eat any lunch!
After the party we let Myla take a quick nap and then we headed to Marion for Easter with Aunt Emily!!  She flew in from Texas in the middle of the night and we were so excited to spend some time with her.  The Easter bunny also decided to make an early appearance, leaving us baskets of goodies and hiding eggs outside for a fun egg hunt!
Myla did a great job finding her eggs.  We only had to point her to one for her to see how to do it and she found all the rest on her own!  Mine were a bit more challenging to find, but I found all of them!!
Uncle Adam and Aunt Christy also came up for the celebration.  We had a fabulous Easter dinner (prepared by Grandma Donna) and spent the evening laughing and having a good time.
No visit with Aunt Emily would be complete without a performance by the Dancing Sisters!  I choreographed and taught Emily the moves and then we performed for everyone.  This time we let Myla help, too.

Tractors and Soy Beans and Animals, Oh My!

Yesterday was my school field trip to Farm Days at the fair grounds!  It was freezing outside, but mommy and daddy braved the weather to go with me!  I was a little sad at first because I really wanted Myla to go with us.  It was just too cold outside to take her, so grandma stayed with her and they both stayed warm at home.
I am not sure there is anywhere else where you can play in corn, learn about 4-H, check out animals AND hang out on tractors other than the fairgrounds!  This year there was an added bonus.  Grandma Donna's work had a booth and we got to see her while we were there.
I have definitely grown up a little bit since last year because I wasn't a bit scared to milk the cow this time.  I did it and I did a good job!!  I watched the sheep sheering, got to pet the rabbits, horses and cows and I played in everything from dirt to soybeans to straw (or hay...mommy doesn't know the difference).  I  checked out how bees make honey, took mommy on a pretend John Deere ride and sat on the big horse.  I planted watermelon seeds to take home, learned about the wild animals that live in Muncie (Yep, there are wild animals around these parts) and talked to some guys about water pollution.
Despite the wind and cold, we had a great time!  The buildings were nice and warm and I didn't even think about how cold it was outside.  I Love Farm Days!!