"Flying" at Discovery Gateway

Due to the generosity of a family member we have a membership to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. Andrew has enjoyed visiting the museum every time we've gone. In the past we have stayed downstairs. Today, we thought we would try the second floor.

The first activity the Andrew found fascinating was the Bernouli wind tunnel/tube.  

Up, up, and away! Andrew "flew" all sorts of papers.

We found some blue foam blocks stacked up in a corner. Some had grooves that made it appear that balls or something else should roll through them. We didn't find any balls that worked; so instead we made towers.

Andrew loves to sit in or on anything

Didn't roll as desired

All Hail King Andrew!

Mountain climber

They had an airplane cockpit. We had to wait in line in the "passenger" seats. 

Captain Andrew waiting his turn for take off.

Prepping for flight.

Giving instructions to co-pilot.

We also found a "corkbox."  The box was full of shredded cork. 

It's great idea; it functions like sand but is easier to clean off.

Buried

Finally it came time for us to leave. 

Andrew hid at first...

then waved bye-bye!

Thumbs Up...from the future baby Stuart

On January 14th a day that Wendy has been breathlessly waiting for finally arrived. She is now into her twentieth week of her pregnancy. This means she can finally have the gender revealing ultrasound. (When we got the order from the nurse midwife Wendy called for the soonest appointment.)

As this ultrasound can also find indications of genetic abnormalities, the little baby understood that it's parents were slightly anxious. So the baby made sure the first thing that the parents saw was a thumbs up.

Everything's okay here, Mom!

The little one appears to be a gymnast. Baby was rolling and moving throughout the entire ultrasound session. The technician actually had trouble getting a fair number of the pictures she needed because baby kept moving.

Classic profile of baby's face

Squished

Oh I almost forget...

It is a boy. YEAH!!!!
(Wendy is SO outnumbered!)

Friday Jan 3rd. A day in our lives.

6:45 AM

Wendy and Ben wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast.

The light in our storage room

Fruit 

Easy breakfast

Everyones milk

Checking the Internets

7:07 AM

Wendy finds her lost American Express Card in her coat pocket.

7:08 A

We wake Andrew up, scrape the car windows, and drive to the bus stop

7:19 AM

Arrive at the bus stop

7:29 AM

Wendy gets on the bus. Andrew and Ben start the drive to Grandma Stuart's house

7:56 AM

 Wendy arrives at the Church History Museum.

 Andrew and Ben arrive at Grandma Stuart's house.

8:05 AM

Ben leaves Andrew with Grandma Stuart and starts the drive to Primary Children's Hospital

Bye Bye!

08:20 AM

Wendy makes sure the Norman Rockwell paintings are ready to be shipped back to Texas. 

Dollies

 Andrew starts doing laundry with Grandma. 

08:29 AM

Ben arrives at Primary Children's. He goes to the ER and helps families and kids stay entertained and tummies full while at the ER.  Ben will not have many picture updates during this time due to privacy laws.

Wendy sits down at her desk.

08:38 AM

Andrew has a tea party

09:12 AM

Wendy loads the crates onto the moving truck. She breaks one of the dollies that you saw earlier :).

09:16 AM

Andrew has breakfast with his Aunt

  

10:40 AM

ER slows down so Ben starts cleaning toys

10:48 AM

Andrew plays the piano

11:16 AM

Andrew takes Amber for a walk

Getting the leash

Putting the leash loop on

Let's GO!

11:52 AM

Wendy goes out to eat with her co-workers at Blue Lemon - none of them had brought much lunch.

Andrew investigates Grandma's backyard

12:00 PM

Ben leaves Primary Children's.

12:33 PM

Ben picks up Andrew from Grandma Stuart's house. Andrew didn't want to leave.

He was having to much fun.

12:41 PM

Andrew put in car seat

12:50 PM

Andrew starts sucking his thumb

12:54 PM

Andrew out cold

1:02 PM

Ben and Andrew arrive at home. Andrew laid down for a nap

1:05 PM

Ben starts reading a book in bed

2:30 PM

Ben falls asleep and takes a nap

4:45 PM

Wendy leaves work and goes to the bus stop

4:55 PM

Ben and Andrew wake up from their naps. Andrew gets a snack

5:30 PM

Ben and Andrew pick up Wendy from the library. 

Wendy checks out  seven more library books.  

The twenty library books we had at home were getting lonely.

06:23 PM

Wendy, Ben, and Andrew meet up with the Canfields for swimming

07:22

Wendy, Andrew, and the Canfields get dressed

07:25

Ben finishes his swim workout

07:45

Ben gets distracted by the Orange Bowl Football game on the gym's television

08:45 PM

Ben starts to cook dinner

08:54 PM

Ben takes out the garbage. Yes, there is photographic proof!  Andrew eats dinner.

09:51 PM

Wendy and Andrew do the last 5 minutes of the interrupted 10-minute workout with Tony Horton

10:30 PM

Andrew goes to bed. Ben and Wendy read books. 

Both Ben and Wendy stay up too late reading.