New Braunfels Children's Museum

Yesterday, we took the kids to the New Braunfels Children's Museum. It's a little further drive than the San Antonio Children's Museum, but we didn't have to fight downtown traffic and bigger crowds. We've taken the girls several times to this place, the last time being when Kevin, Jr. was born. It was fun watching Kiera and Kaylee go and play at all the different exhibits. They started off outside with the huge water table and animal statues. In a rare moment, both girls climbed on one of the animals.



After going back inside, the girls found the bat cave. I hadn't looked inside before, but when I did, I found the bat wings. A couple of minutes later, I had a couple of little bats for children.



The girls especailly enjoyed the rocket ship and space center. They dressed up in uniforms and played around for quite a while.



They also enjoyed the computer room where there are digitally projected butterflies flying on one wall and falling rocks on the other. When you cast your shadow on the wall, the butterflies will land on you, or you can keep the rocks from falling. It's pretty neat, and you can see from the smiles that the girls thought it was cool.



Kevin, Jr. particularly got a kick out of the large fish tank and trying to catch the fish.



We finished our time at the museum and ate at one of our favorite Mexican food restaurants: Adobe Cafe. Then, it was a trip to Wal Mart. We needed formula for Junior. We're having to stay in San Antonio an extra day or so because of the funeral, and we would have run out. We also needed to buy Kaylee some new shoes. Funny story on that one.

We got to New Braunfels a little before the museum opened, so we stopped by the courthouse to pick up an original copy of Kevin, Jr.'s birth certificate. While we were there Kaylee decided to take off her shoes while waiting in the car. We haven't figured out whether or not she threw one of her shoes out of the window, or she kicked it off next to the driver's side front door and when I opened it, it fell out. Regardless, there was only one shoe for two feet. Kaylee is now very happy with her new, pink shoes.

Another note of interest to some. Kevin, Jr. has been quite cranky for the past few days, and we discovered why yesterday. He broke his first tooth!!!! Bottom front. We'd been giving him Tylenol and Motrin daily, and we knew his gums were thick and bulging. Yesterday, Dawna stuck her finger in his mouth, and bingo, there was a tooth.