Today was supposed to be a special "family day"....we were planning on going to the beach at Presque Isle for the day, then stop for dinner on the way home, but with the weather calling for thunderstorms, we decided we'd go to the beach at Morainne State park and go to Living Treasures, too...well, it was clouding up, but we packed up the trusty old suburban anyway, hoping they would be wrong (it didn't even start to rain here until 8pm!)....we packed up the cooler, extra icewater, chairs, towels, swimsuits and a quilt, and headed north. We weren't on the road 45 minutes when the skys opened up and it poured! We looked in the direction of the lake and it was dark, cloudy and raining...so we turned around and headed to "Plan B"....we went to the Science Center for the day! We have a family pass, so it was free...and we already had food...so off we went!
It was around 2pm our time....the clock on the left showing Moscow, Russia time and the clock on the right showing Tokyo, Japan time...I thought this was cool!
Everyone had a great time, but I think the one who enjoyed it the most was Ronnie...he LOVED it! Here he is making 'clouds' and blowing them around...while Anna helped. (or posed for the picture...she is good at posing!)
Ron enjoyed it a lot, too...here he is helping Ronnie with circuits and wiring. (of which Ron knows a lot about)
Anna the artist....using dot paints to decorate her fish
They were working on plumbing...connecting tubes with pvc joints and redirecting the water...Ronnie was fascinated! If it wasn't so very crowded today, we would have stayed even longer! Can't wait to come when everyone else is back in school!
The highlight was the robotics room. Ronnie is already designing his robot....he loved getting his picture taken with R2D2 from Star Wars!
And my favorite, C3P0! They even had the robot from the tv show "Lost in Space"! It kept shouting "Warning! Warning Will Robinson!" (I used to love that show!)
Even our big girls had a great time....whenever they are together they have a good time!
We ended up (with multiple coupons!) at a little resteraunt by our house called "Pepperoni's"...they call themselves a "unique family pizzaria"...and they were! Very clean, old italian music playing (yes, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin)...and the food....it was wonderful! We hardly ever go out to dinner...with 6 of us, it would just cost too much, but with our coupons....it was a special treat!
After our wonderful meal, we all came home, relaxed and then rented on demand the movie "Inkheart" with Brendan Frasier....it was great! A movie all of our family enjoyed....we still have time to go to the beach this summer as a family, but for us today...'Plan B' was the best plan for our family! A very frugal, but fun memory making day! ~Sue~
It was around 2pm our time....the clock on the left showing Moscow, Russia time and the clock on the right showing Tokyo, Japan time...I thought this was cool!
Everyone had a great time, but I think the one who enjoyed it the most was Ronnie...he LOVED it! Here he is making 'clouds' and blowing them around...while Anna helped. (or posed for the picture...she is good at posing!)
Ron enjoyed it a lot, too...here he is helping Ronnie with circuits and wiring. (of which Ron knows a lot about)Anna the artist....using dot paints to decorate her fishThey were working on plumbing...connecting tubes with pvc joints and redirecting the water...Ronnie was fascinated! If it wasn't so very crowded today, we would have stayed even longer! Can't wait to come when everyone else is back in school!The highlight was the robotics room. Ronnie is already designing his robot....he loved getting his picture taken with R2D2 from Star Wars!And my favorite, C3P0! They even had the robot from the tv show "Lost in Space"! It kept shouting "Warning! Warning Will Robinson!" (I used to love that show!)Even our big girls had a great time....whenever they are together they have a good time!We ended up (with multiple coupons!) at a little resteraunt by our house called "Pepperoni's"...they call themselves a "unique family pizzaria"...and they were! Very clean, old italian music playing (yes, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin)...and the food....it was wonderful! We hardly ever go out to dinner...with 6 of us, it would just cost too much, but with our coupons....it was a special treat!After our wonderful meal, we all came home, relaxed and then rented on demand the movie "Inkheart" with Brendan Frasier....it was great! A movie all of our family enjoyed....we still have time to go to the beach this summer as a family, but for us today...'Plan B' was the best plan for our family! A very frugal, but fun memory making day! ~Sue~