Fun family pictures at the Durham Museum of Life + Science

I spent the morning at one of my favorite places in Durham, The Museum of Life + Science. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.











Serious thought goes in to picking a favorite.








Making a tornado.









not an exhibit, but still fun




My favorite part of this picture is the little hand reaching for the wind chimes.







That is a real butterfly, not a hair clip.


















The trip to the museum ended when a staff member informed us a bear had been sighted on the museum grounds. I thought one of the bears in the museum had escaped, but it was a wild bear. We quickly made our way inside and waited to be released from the museum. It was lunch time, so I went into the gift shop to see what kind of food they had. The choices were astronaut ice cream or chocolate covered grasshoppers. I've been curious about astronaut ice cream since I was a kid, so I tried it. It was not as magical as I dreamed it would be.

Next month it's dinosaurs that will be roaming the museum grounds.


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Daniel's Newborn Photographs

A few quick pictures of this 10 day old baby

























Here he is doing a Mr. Burns impersonation with his toes...excellent














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My first trip to Chicago

I just got back from a weekend trip to Chicago. My friend Bayly is from Chicago & I've been saying for years I was going to go with her on a trip home.


We started off our vacation with a 6th birthday celebration.





Then we walked the kids to school.


It was "wear your PJs to school" day.










The next day we took a trip to the city. The Museum of Science and Industry was hosting the Harry Potter Exhibition. Unfortunately, no cameras were allowed in the exhibit.


A genetics exhibit

A recycled chicken exhibit. It was once about food & technology, but now it's a genetics exhibit.



We learned my friend has a very rare fingerprint of arch only. I have an arch and a loop.


Bayly dreaming of life in a dollhouse

We also took a trip to Millenium Park. I love the bean! It is both beautiful and interactive.


I'm like waldo, can you find me?











More art in the park.





Another great interactive statue


My friend's family just got a baby Cavapoo.





Fetching a pinecone










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