Science Fun

Today started off at 8:30 as we headed for the O'Hara's with a crock pot full of roast! We arrived at Tracey's and dropped off the roast, plugged in the crock pot, loaded our lunches in her truck, piled in, and 8 of us headed to Portland. Alyona decided not to join us today, so that she had the privilege to attend a school party on Friday. Our destination was OMSI (Oregen Museum and Science Institute). We arrived about 10:30, and Declan had a class to attend at 11:00. We hung around the technical area before, during and after Declan's class. There were SO many things to do, and the kids had so much fun. I would have to say that the Water Rockets and the Chemistry lab were the hits for today. The kids went back to the water rockets every chance they got.

We took a break for lunch, went out to the truck, and had a picnic lunch looking out over the river. The girls & I walked to the submarine along the shore, and talked about it, while Tracey & the boys went back inside. We went back into the technical area, and spent another 2 hours there. The museum emptied out of school groups about 1:30, and we really enjoyed the last few hours with no kids other than our own as we explored, touched, explained and played. We had so much fun in the physics lab as we were able to watch these three employees trying to improve or make a better "static ray" and we had fun watching them do all those things you tell your kids not to do! I asked them if they got paid for having all this fun, they said "Yes!".

Around 3, we decided we'd better head up to see the Dino exhibit..as it is a traveling exhibit and we'd like to go back, but who knows how long it will be there. So, we explored that, and then headed to the car, knowing that we would have to come back, as in the 4 1/2 hours we spent there, we were in one area alone. They have sure made a lot of nice improvements since we were there last. It was well worth the drive.


Tracey's Pictures from OMSI
After arriving home, we were greeting with the smell of a wonderful roast, Tracey made yummy potatoes, and we had supper together. Poor Bill was suffering from a migraine, so was home in bed...it's one of those doozies.....so hoping he will be recovered tomorrow to head to work and go camping afterward.

It was a great day, spent with great friends....learning lots...and realizing how it will be traveling all day in a car with 7 kids.....oh boy, "How long until we are there"!??!!

Stay tuned...we're camping for the first time with the O'Hara clan....there are sure to be some fun pictures!!