Boonshoft Museum

Today I was off at Noon so El and I took Soph to the Boonshoft Museum in Dayton. El used to go to Boonshoft when he was a kid, actually, he went all the time as a kid. He did archeology digs, summer camps, took classes and volunteered when he got older. This used to be one of El's favorite places so he's been soo excited to take Soph. With our Cosi membership we got in for $6 bucks each and Soph was free. The $12 bucks was SOO worth it. It was soo much fun...and soo different than what El remembers. When he was younger it was more about artifacts instead of hands on activities. Boonshoft was like Cosi but I think it had more hands on stuff for Soph's age.  

 

Soph had a blast and ran from one activity to the next.

 

Of course El and Soph went straight to the dinosaur dig:

 

 

 Soph and I inside space ship:

 Controlling the launch of the space ship:

 Lego's were a big hit for Soph. She actually screamed when we told her we had to go to the next activity.

 She loved the owl and kept yelling "who, who!"

 Touching the starfish:

 Of course she had Pooh with her all day. First she sat him on the chair, then she sat next to him and watched this little TV:

 Reading a book to Pooh:

 Bird watching:

 Running through a tunnel:

 Driving a truck:

 More bird watching:

 Trying to get water out of the well:

 Playground:

 She loved the turtles:

 Driving the recycling truck:

 Checking out animals:

 Making pizzas:

 Shopping at the grocery:

 She was the "witness" in the court room:

What a fun day! We'll def be going back soon.

Circus Fun

We took Soph to the circus on Sunday and she had alot of fun.

 

Riding the carousel:

 

 She loved the clowns and kept yelling "clowns" when she'd see them.

 Paul and El gave the circus a "thumbs up" hahah.

 Soph loved the popcorn:

 Clark Family:

 The elephant:

 Waiting on the circus to start:

 Soph and Hannah sharing popcorn:

 

 The elephant sitting:

 More popcorn:

Soph did really well at the circus and we made it to the first intermission.

Air Force Museum

Our sitter is on vacation (starting last Thursday) through the end of this week so El took Soph to the National Air Force Museum in Dayton on Thursday. Soph loves planes so he thought she'd have fun...and he was right. And, he even took pictures for me!! :)

 

Outside of the Museum:

 

 El thought the name of this plane was so funny so he had to take a pic of Soph in front of it.

 I'm not sure what she liked more....hanging on the bars....or checking stuff out lol:

 She loved sitting in the planes....and didn't want to get out.

They both had alot of fun so I'm sure there will be more trips in the future.

Zoo trip

Saturday was sunny and not too cold so we took a trip to the Zoo. Before we went to the Zoo Soph decided to stack the paper towels. This kept her entertained for about 30 mins lol!

 

 

Monkeys:

 

 

 

Rhino:

 Elephant (her favorite):

 Fish:

 Manatee:

 Giving out hugs:

This trip to the Zoo was alot different. She loves the animals, likes to get close to see them and she would rather walk (or run)....than ride around in the stroller. She's getting soo big!!! :(

Easter Came Early

Nana and Poppy were in town so they gave me Soph's Easter basket early. Since Nana was sick, and didn't want to get Soph sick, she gave me her basket so I took lots of pictures so she could see. Soph was soo excited and loved everything. Thanks Nana and Poppy!!

 

Her favorite was the little bouncing bunny:

 

 

I love that she LOVES clothes:

 Checking out her stuff:

 There were alot of "ooo's" and "wow's." She is so much fun.

 After she played for awhile and got her bath, El took her out to see the moon:

 

Basement Fun

It's been cold out so we've been thinking of ways to keep Soph entertained. Since our basement isn't finished yet, we decided to put a slide and her jump house up in the basement. Soph had soo much fun.

 

 She loves the slide and cries when it's time to go back upstairs.

Soph and I playing in the jump house:

 

Friday night Soph's friends Ella, Hannah and Hailee came over to play. She had so much fun playing with them.

Tea Party

Soph hosted a little tea party with her babies this weekend. It was too cute not to photograph! :)

 

 

 Doesn't everyone chug their tea :)