Rochester Museum and Science Center Field Trip!

We've been looking forward to this field trip now for weeks! It's been a long time since I've personally gone there, and I don't think we've brought the kids before.

I offered to chaperone the trip - I try REALLY hard to make sure either Steve or I can attend these types of school activities.

When I was growing up, both my parents worked in professional-type jobs (in the medical field) and weren't able to leave their jobs to attend school functions. Ever.

Don't get me wrong - my parents also didn't work a traditional Monday - Friday schedule, so they were available for other things.

Steve's parents also didn't attend many of his school activities. So we want to be there - we want our kids to see our faces watching them and having fun.

Thank goodness for my flexible job that allows me to take time off and go to these things.

We started at the Planetarium and it was recently updated.

My group was Mila and one other little friend - awesome. This should be easy. Right after the teacher told me I had two girls, she turned to another mom and said "you have these 4 boys" LOL.

The kids enjoyed the bean bag chairs. I enjoyed the dim light and 40 minute presentation. I loved learning about the stars, constellations and the planets. Super interesting! 

Mila and friend holding up the moon. I'm intentionally making it so you can't see the other kids' faces. I don't have permission from their parents to post. 

Looking at wildlife

Doing some digging! 

A 25 year old tortoise.

Oppossums are much cuter in person. These guys get groomed. 

Ok, meet Bella, the biggest freaking toad I've ever met. And she's not full grown. She's about half the size of full grown - which can be up to 5lbs. Bella here weighs 2.5lbs. 

She had to have been my favorite part. 

Trying the Rock Wall

Climbing

Water/sand play

Building

Another mom was nice enough to pay the $2 fee for the kids to feel wind forces of up to 80mph! 

I took my two kiddos on a faux rollercoaster ride - they loved it! We were inside a vehicle that's secured to the ground, but it moves up and down, side to side, and goes along with the video we're watching inside. It felt pretty real! The girls loved it so much we went on it twice. 

After we dropped our friend off to catch the bus back to school, Mila and I then did the free "underwater" ride similar to the rollercoaster. We also hit up the gift shop (there were rules about going there when all the kids were around, so we had to wait). Mila picked out candy sticks, glow in the dark slime and a small stuffed animal - a set for herself and a set for Ava. I'll always love that Mila thinks of her sister and wants to make sure Ava also gets some goodies. 

A GREAT day was had by all! I'm so glad I got to experience it with my kiddo. We definitely need to go again with Ava.