Science City

Science City at Union Station had been something the two of us had been looking forward to for awhile. Ainsley has a love for all things train oriented and here they have train exhibits, train history, and a whole bunch of other neat hands-on exhibits for little hands. Here are just a few snap shots of the fun we had.

Checking out the fire hydrant. Not a standard fire hydrant mind you. If you turn the top, it blows bubbles! Ainsley finally got the hang of it and we ended up a bubbly mess before leaving this exhibit.



Conductor Ainsley. Though there were multiple full size rail cars Ainsley could explore, she especially liked the one in which she could play conductor. All of the levers and buttons were very intriguing.



Digging for bones. Dinosaur bones to be clear. We loved the indoor sand-box and playing archaeologist. We took lots of the rubbery black play sand home with us in our shoes.



RUN! That thing zapped me. Ainsley was not fond of the ball that makes your hand stand on end. The lightning that reached out to your finger was something Ainsley was just not ready to experience yet. Momma's finger touched it and according to Ainsley it had a "boo-boo" till we reached the next stop.

Valentine's or V-Tines

I am woefully behind in blogging. Here is an effort in getting everyone up to date with the going ons of Ainsley in the past month. (Why is it I seem to take less picture's now that she is two?) We have done so many things which I have no picture's of, the camera just never seems to make it into my purse or Ainsley bag. Perhaps that's because I'm chasing a toddler who's telling me "I'm running. Bye-Bye now." She is always ready for that next adventure.

Here is a rare moment. We spent hours at the craft table in our kitchen making V-Tines for everyone in our family. Whether you live near or far, there was a V-Tine here for you. She loved playing with the glue-stick and peeling the backing off stickers. I definitely need to get her more craft like items to play with.



Such concentration! We had multiple arrangements. Ainsley especially liked decorating each animal sticker or heart with googly eyes.

Snow Explore

Last night we got about 3 inches of snow and after being stuck in the house all morning, I went out for an explore with Papa. Mom was shoveling the driveway and we went after the bunny rabbits and deer. Check out the tracks that we found.


We also went through the woods and down to the river.





Here I am with some rosy red cheeks. Gigi promised me some nice hot chocolate when we came in from the cold. It was hard to get me inside though.



Mom finally tackled me and in we went with the promise of marshmallows waiting.

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"Blue Horsey"

Here is one of my absolute favorite things to do, ride the "blue horsey" at the mall. Often in the morning I greet mom with a morning kiss promptly followed by "blue horsey, mall...please". This is a great activity for the rainy, cold, snowy days of winter. Though, not a cheap activity. Thankfully like everything else, the carousel at the mall has a punch card to.

We're not quite sure where the term "blue horsey" came from. We can only guess that it is either the fact that some horses have blue saddles or bridles. There are some black horses but most of them are white. But inevitably, we always go to ride the "blue horsey."