yesterday-
went up to b-more with dean to go to the Science Center
this mini adventure was planned before the injury
it was pretty cool!

dean and I stopped by and grabbed my college buddy snoopy for the event
got to see snoop's new house in catonsville
dean likes those little adventures
my friend liz works at the Science Center and hooked us up with tickets for entry and the IMAX NASCAR film
the film rocked!
made me want to see more IMAX and more 3-D, not more Nascar...
but definitely more IMAX 3-D

maybe they will be making a Girls Gone Wild film in IMAX 3-D!
I think it would be popular!

the Science Center had some amazing stuff
perhaps geared to a child older than four year old... dean had a blast just the same
he may not have appreciated the "science" of it all
but he enjoyed it
it was another case where I had to balance my nees and understanding with dean's needs and understanding
i feel there was a good balance
tied to give him some space
also tried to herd him along

there was so much to do... so much to see... some exhibits could captivate us for hous
(the cyclone machine, the cloud machine, the sand dune machine... just to name a few!)

thanks liz for the hook up
it would have been a tad more expensive without that connection
worth it either way
the "new" museums that cater to children's 'hands on" needs are a great spin on the museum concept
we can not wait fo the DC Children's Museum to reopen!
dean loves the museums
the more freedom the better
not chaos
but freedom with activities