a little bit of learning, a whole lot of fun

Since the beginning of the year we've been trying to get out more and visit some new places with Bodhi on our family day. Just after the new year we made a trip to the Natural History Museum. We met up with Miles, Mason and Dahlia. I really wanted to see the Dinosaur show (oh I mean the kids really wanted to see a dinosaur). It is really actors inside a dinosaur costume, but it looks real. All of the kids stayed seated through the show watching the dinosaur. We all had a nice day walking around the museum.

Earlier this month, Bodhi and I met up with Sherry, Miles and their kids to see Noah's Ark at the Skirball Cultural Center. It is really cool. Everyone should go see it! It is completely interactive, which is great for kids. They can touch, pull, build, climb and play. Bodhi is really adventurous and loved climbing into the rafters and running across the rope bridges. Of course, I'm always a little concerned since he is still so little so I ended up their too. We loved the exhibit and can't wait to go back to see more. Oh and it was free! Every Thursday is a free day. I recently found this great blog and she has put together lists all these great things to do in SoCal with your family. I can't wait to explore some new places.

Ray and I took Bodhi to the Getty Villa on Valentine's Day. Bodhi liked looking at all of the statues and he was especially curious as to why so many were missing noses. He had fun running around outside near the pools and herb garden. We also spent some time in the family room, drawing on the ancient vases. Okay, they weren't really ancient, but we did get to draw on vases and Bodhi posed for a picture behind the silhouette screen.

This was a replica statue which was okay to touch.
It was really cold and Bodhi thought it felt nice on his face.

Another day, we met up with my sisters, Christina and Sherry and took all of our kids to the Discovery Science Center in Orange County. We spent several hours walking around checking out all the different exhibits. Everything is hands on which again is so great for the kids and it is fun for the adults too! They also have an outdoor area with a large walk-thru dinosaur and fossils hidden in the walls. We decided to get a year membership so we can come back throughout the year. We can't wait to go to bubblefest!