Last week of summer vacation

For the last week of summer vacation a trek to the Science Museum was in order. I promised Braeden we could visit the Titanic Exhibit there and it was less expensive to go on a week day. Before we saw the Omni movie we played around in the favorite area, the MN area. They each weighed themselves on the fish scales.

Here is Braeden's results. Can you believe it!

Laken's favorite was all the stuffed animals. A lot of which came from animals that were once at Como Zoo.

We then watched a movie on Titanic and how they retreived some of the artifacts. My kids and myself always get a little squeamish in the Omni Theatre. The sounds are very overwhelming for Braeden. He loves it once he covers his ears and adjusts to the noise. I think Preston felt a little claustrophobic with the screen coming down as do I. Laken fell asleep.

Then it was off to the Titanic exhibit. They first give a boarding pass that tells some history about who you are suppose to be on the Titanic and then, you go through and see many artifacts and read many historical facts along the way. Brae and I would have enjoyed it much more without the little ones. Preston was begging to go as soon as we entered and Laken needed to find a bathroom, but if you exit the exhibit you can't reenter. So, I was a mean mom and made her hold it. Remarkably she stayed dry. At the end you find out if your character lived or died. We all died.

Braeden, also, made this sweet tower during the week. Then, can you believe one of the Laken's dolls knocked it over?

Finally, we went camping with Nama and Grandpa for the last time. Unfortuately, I was down for the count with bathroom problems made much more worse by consuming prune juice, so no pics. But, we got to go through the lock and dam a total fan favorite and visit the Dam Saloon, another favorite. Braeden and Preston, also, tried waterskiing. The skis were too small for Brae who wears a men's size 8 shoe. Preston did it a few times along the shore with my dad pulling him.