Visit to the Perot Museum

After ABF on Sunday, we went with the Ogles to the Perot Museum of Nature & Science.  We stopped by Max's Wine Dive to grab some lunch, and boy was it tasty!  Their motto is - "Fried chicken and champagne?  Why the h(eck) not?!"  So, we ordered some mimosas and enjoyed a tasty fried chicken lunch.  Erin was sad she could not partake in the mimosas, but she will be able to soon!!

 

Afterwards, we headed to the museum.  We went through all of the exhibits, and learned about the planets (Did you know that scientists believe Saturn could float on water it is so light?), the weather (Erin makes a fabulous weather-girl!), dinosaurs (that were found on Texas soil!), animals, gemstones, the human body, sports, and on and on!  We even experienced a mock earthquake!

 {Lifting bowling balls to compare the weights of the planets;
watching Erin as the weather-girl;
a pre-historic turtle found near Dallas}

{Colin testing his reflex skills;

a wind-tunnel that creating a tornado;

a huge amethyst geode} 

It was a fun experience, and I would encourage you to go if you have not been.  Luckily for us, it was not too crowded, so we got to roam around at our own pace and enjoy everything. 

We finished the day with some ice cream sandwiches from Pokey-O's.  (We were too busy eating to get a picture.  Trust me - they were delicious!)