legos and doctors

Rachel didn't have school yesterday or today (parent-teacher conferences) and I promised to take her to our science museum while she was off of school because there's a visiting Lego Castle exhibit that she's been waiting and waiting for, so today was the day.

They both loved it and could've spent hours here at this Lego table.  I think we were here at least 30 minutes.

A few other scenes from the Lego exhibit:

We went up to the little kid area next, but now that Rachel's in first grade, she's no longer allowed to play there.  They have a special area inside for bigger kids, and she was thrilled to get to try it out for the first time.  She colored and painted most of the time she was in there, and said she had a great time.

Meanwhile, Rebecca and I were playing in the little kid area.  It didn't take long for her to find the pretend doctor's office.  I haven't mentioned that her new favorite show is Doc McStuffins, and she's obsessed with playing doctor at home with her Fisher Price doctor kit.  So to get to put on a doctor's coat, real stethescope, and carry a doctor's bag was like heaven to her. 

We must've spent another 30 minutes just in the play doctor's office, where she pretended to give me shots, listen to my heart, wrapped me in bandages, and turned the x ray machine on and off over and over.

Even when she decided she'd had enough in the doctor's area, she wouldn't give up the costume, and lugged the doctor's bag all around the rest of the little kids space.  It was hilarious.

I finally got her to put it back, and she had fun doing a few other things before we left the little kids space.

We spent a little bit of time in a few other exhibits and then came home for naptime.  It was a fun morning, and I was happy to have survived--it was my first time taking them all by myself without my husband or a friend there with me.  Everyone had fun, there were no tears, and Rebecca didn't fall asleep on the way home, which is always a bonus (so she'd take a good nap at home).  It was a good morning.