Science Playground?

The St. Louis Science Center has an outdoor park that we don’t normally utilize.  It was beautiful weather when we went downtown for some free Ben & Jerry’s, so we spent some time outdoors…learning.

Science Center Trip

We were in St. Louis for an eye appointment, so we took the opportunity to go to the the St. Louis Science Center for the day. We hadn't been there for a while. It was a beautiful day and we were able to play and learn outside as well as inside. We got to see two science shows. The first was the Science of "Peeps" (the marshmallow candy). They did a lot of different things to the peeps and compared the end result to the control peep. The boys were amazed at what the liquid nitrogen did to the peep and then they got to feel the floor after the instructor poured some on the floor. Dry and cold...very unexpected.

Joshua got to volunteer in the second science demonstration about Carbon Monoxide. He turned the crank to make electricity for light bulbs. They compared different types of light bulbs. Joshua did such a great job ;) that they gave him a compact florescent bulb to take home. He is currently using it in his room. He was disappointed that we had "the wrong kind of light bulb" in his closet. He is going to help us be Green one light at a time! :)

The St. Louis Science Center is free and if you are ever in the area, I would highly recommend it.   Find out what is in your area and have an adventure!

St. Louis Zoo...Free, Hands-On Education!

The boys and I went to the zoo this afternoon and had a terrific time, as always.  I cannot speak high enough praise for the St. Louis Zoo.  We focused on insects, primates, apes, and reptiles on this trip.  The boys on a sculpture outside of the Insectarium.

Resting for a bit outside:)

  The "begged" me to take their picture with this statue.  They loved the snakes, especially the Burmese Python. 

On the gorilla statue before the real thing.

Ahh...brotherly love...with sun in your eyes.

Ready to go home????

When I Grow Up, I'd Like to be a Fire Fighter

A local fire station had an open house this past weekend that the boys absolutely loved!Joshua and Brian exiting the "smoke house."

They got to put out a "fire" with a real fire hose! 

We also rode on the back of a fire truck...totally awesome!

This Little Piggy Went to Market...This Little Piggy Stayed Home

All of the boys helped with unloading hogs from the truck with Grandpa K yesterday.  Joshua and Brian were in charge of counting pigs as they passed the empty pen they were in.  (Quite challenging for a 6 and 4 year old!)  *Pigs do not cooperate:)*   Lucas was just amazed at the sight of all of the little pigs running past us.  

Fire Station Field Trip

The boys got to go the Fire Station for a tour today.  We were able to see where the fire fighters work, relax, and sleep.  The captain slid down the pole for everyone and put on all his gear.  Brian said that the Captain looked like he was from space with the oxygen tanks.  We actually got to see some fire fighters go out on an ambulance call.  Really cool!  Now we are off to check our smoke detector batteries....