Museums and more.

Day 8-Golfland and Arcade

After eating brunch at The Waffle House, we decided we were running to late for the children's museum, so we went to Golfland! They have a huge arcade inside where Jake won over 1200 tickets, and got some pretty cool prizes. We then ventured outdoors to play some golf. I'm not sure the actual score, because after teeing off, Jake would move his ball within inches of the hole and putt from there. We'll say he won for now! He was really disappointed when the 18th hole ate his ball, so I let him putt mine in as well. They had a huge climber, which he insisted I go on with him, and boy did that hurt my knees, because it surely wasn't tall enough to stand in.


Day 9-Phoenix Childrens Museum

This museum is set up in an old school building. With four levels, there were 100's of ways to keep children occupied for hours. Whoever is behind the designs of some of these things has an incredible imagination, this stuff was cool. We skipped the first floor and headed upstairs. On the first level was a huge play structure, which went up three stories and overlooked the different levels. We saved that for last. They used hanging pool noodles to make an awesome walk thru exhibit, the kids were running and having a blast. Balls, forts, wheels, food, creativity, imagination, it was all incorporated into the different areas of the museum. Half way thru we enjoyed a pb and j school lunch at the cafeteria. At the end, Jake and I climbed through the tower. When we made it to the top, an employee who was on the third floor told us the building was being evacuated. So we headed down, apparently there are a few different exits, and we chose the hardest one to get through. Once we had made it outside, we decided to end our visit, as we had already been there for several hours, and the rush down had exhausted me. I would go back, the kids had a blast, and it was cool.


Day 10-Arizona Museum and Science Center

Jake laying on a bed of nails.

Riding the light rail.

  We decided to take the light rail to the science center. They had these huge copper statues outside, so we had a photo op. Inside, they had a huge telescope, which when you looked in, it projected your eye up above. There were exhibits on different parts of the body, Jake seemed to like the nose above, you put balls in, and then push the button. It sneezes at you, and blows boogers out at you(balls). We learned how to make sticky ice, and do the sticky ice dance. We experienced a tornado, hurricane, storm and desert heat. It was pretty cool because it would spray you, then the wind would blow. The heat lamps came on and it got pretty hot. It was a good day at the museum, but quite the walk back to the light rail and a long ride home.