A weekend in Columbus

We ventured out this past weekend and headed south to Columbus. Yes, the capitol of Ohio, the home of "THE Ohio State University," and the home of COSI. COSI is a children's science center with lots of thing to offer to a family like ours. We were looking for some place to go and just have a good time and that is what we found. Following are a LOT of pictures of the weekend so sit down and I hope you enjoy!

Sydney playing in a pretend house.

And now pouring water. She kept trying to drink the water and that made me a little nervous!
Wind blowing through her hair!

Sydney and I looking like aliens!

Alien Isaac and Alien Jordan

Goofing around!

Still goofing around!

Here is a group shot of me with the kids. And yes, Isaac is in the stroller and Sydney is trying to push it! And I am pretty sure he is picking his nose also!

And here is a shot of me with the kids as we are learning how sound vibrations can flow through a hanger, string, and your fingers and finally we hear it in your ears.

There was a section of the science center called "Progress." It starts with horse drawn carriages and butter churns and goes into an era of bicycles and diners. It was a pretty interesting set-up. Here is a close-up of Jordan and Isaac in a phone booth!

And Patrick riding a bike with the kids in the phone booth behind him.

Patrick in the horse drawn carriage with Sydney and Isaac while Jordan is in the background churning butter.

A picture of the girls in the covered carriage.

Patrick and the kids making the pistons in a giant engine move.

And here is Sydney playing with the buckle of her stroller. Yes, all these cool science things to play with and she is loving the stroller!

Jordan being crazy!

Sydney learning about pulleys.

Jordan and Isaac in a pretend submarine.

I think this is one of my favorite shots of the whole weekend. This shot was taken while Patrick and the kids were inside a real submarine. I couldn't believe they all fit! The kids thought it was pretty cool also.

Isaac hanging on and learning about levers!

Jordan hanging on and learning a little also. At the other end of this lever was an old car so that made it even more fun for the kids! When the car went down they went up!

Overall, we had a great weekend. It was fun to get out of town for a few days and just play. So, I think we have decided that we need to make a few more of these unexpected trips just for fun! This is how memories are made.

Love Ya and God Bless, Tara G.