"Stay-cation" Day One

John finally finished the semester on Wednesday evening and has started his little break until summer term starts. This year we decided, somewhat begrudgingly, to stay here in Texas instead of driving the 10 long hours to Destin, FL. I was all for going to Florida and the beach, but Bryce really is too young. I debated so long about booking the trip or not. However, in the end, reason won out over my love for the beach. I just think Bryce might have screamed the whole way. Now what kind of vacation would that have been?! Tuesday we packed up the kids and drove to The Dallas Museum of Nature and Science in Fair Park. I think that the day turned out to be really great. There were lots of fun and informative exhibits. Upstairs was more geared toward adults and there was everything from how a computer sends email, to DNA coding, to how the human body works. On the lower level the kids really enjoyed the children's museum. There was a dress up area, a dental exhibit, and a house area complete with a backyard and ant hill. All of us enjoyed putting on these little ant head hats and climbing through the ant hill. We quickly went through the museum of nature and then made our way outside to the large pond behind the buildings. Julia immediately noticed a large sculpture that entered the water and was built to be played on. John and Julia walked out on the sculpture and seemed to be walking on water. Of course then she noticed that there were Swan paddle boats. We were pleasantly surprised that we could all ride, even Bryce. Julia later said that the paddle boat was the best part of the day. Unfortunately for Bryce, it was the his least favorite part of the day. I'm sure that had something to do with the fact he was exhausted and hungry. To finish out the day at Fair Park John says, babe, I think I lost my wallet." WHAT?! Seriously? again?! Some may recall that John lost his wallet on a ride the first day of vacation last year, at Disneyland. Amazingly, both times now, good Samaritans have turned the wallet in without anything missing. Maybe because there was no cash, but it still says something. He did have credit cards. We ended our night at On the Border, yummy. Kim even met up with us and ate dinner too. Lately Julia has been interested in people in uniform. Especially policemen and women. The other day she said, "mommy, I want to be a policeman when I grow up." To which I replied, "what about a nurse, like mommy." She said, "No, I want to be a policeman!" ugh. It's not that I have anything against the police force, but I have been getting pulled over A LOT lately. It has to be the color of my car...salsa red. grr. Oh and then there is the fear factor. I am glad that we have people who chose to go into the police force because it is necessary (thanks Karina), but my baby??? We shall see.