Train and Natural Science Museum

Last Sunday, we decided to take Ella on her first train ride into the city to go to the Natural Science Museum. She was very excited to ride the train "like Daddy does when he goes to work." She did well on the trip and enjoyed looking out the window with Rob as he pointed out things for her to find.

We walked from the station to the museum where they were having a special "Bug Fest" that weekend. The museum seems a little bit outdated and not very hands-on, but Ella did enjoy the dinosaurs, touching the insects, and making a bug box to collect bugs in.

Ella and Rob waiting for the train to arrive

what Ella looked like the whole time on the train -
watching out the window


walking in the city on the way to the museum


touching a huge dinosaur mouth
We have this same pose when Ella was really little...I have to find that picture so I can put them next to each other to compare!


Ella wearing goggles for a dinosaur dig


some of the neat collections we saw


Ella touching a caterpillar--She told Rob to touch it, but he didn't want to :)
She said, "It's not scary, Daddy. Go ahead, give it a try, like me!"


a butterfly from the Butterfly House