whobody explored the children's museum? (part 4)

So...it is already AUGUST...and I realized today that I still haven't finished writing about our trip. The green beans are just going to have to grow another day...I want to get this done!!! :)

On the last full day of our vacation, we headed downtown Chicago to the Navy Pier...and went to the Chicago Children's Museum.  The kids had a BLAST. Keaton is still young enough at heart to enjoy those kind of things....and Nash thinks he is the same age as Keaton and Lola....so he was happy as a clam ALL DAY!

This museum had lots of neat little sections to explore.  The picture below is showing the kids climbing in the treehouse area.  They had lots and lots of fun!

The kids loved the water area...below is a picture of Lola and Uncle Tom playing in the water.

Keaton had lots of fun with the locks and dams... (notice Nash with his hood up...)

And then there is Nash...he just enjoyed running around messing with whatever Keaton & Lola were working on. (As you may be able to tell by the pictures...this may have been the best day of Nash's life!)

Nash especially loved climbing a tower and then walking across this rope bridge over and over and over and over and over.....

Sitting in this skid loader was the HIGHLIGHT of Nash's day.

In the building area, Nash was proud as a peacock to find this screwdriver!

....and Lola enjoyed the accessories...

and Cruz...well, he just enjoys LIFE in general. What a happy happy kid!!!

Working hard on our project...

Of course, Nash had to wear the goggles too...

Keaton and Lola in front of their finished project. (the goal was to have it stand on its own)

Of course Nash had to dress up in the fire station area. He LOVED it!

Keaton has always been a little afraid of fire poles.... he was pretty proud when he did this one 'by himself'.  Notice Nash running up the stairs in his gear...

...and here is Nash doing it 'by himself' too....

In the circus area, Lola was putting on a mini rockstar show...this was her pose. :) (We see this pose a lot when she is practicing at home.)

Keaton's weightlifting has really been paying off...

Lola has been working out too....

Of course, Lola and her stage manager were working on some circus tricks on the trapeze.

Keaton had lots of fun on the trapeze too!

Lola in the spinner....

...and Keaton in the spinner... Notice Nash in the background spinning plates... He was obsessed with the popsicle/ice cream cart....pretty much the whole time we were in the circus room Nash pushed that around handing random people fake ice cream and popsicles.

Serious business...

and finally our clown dressed as a clown. He really had a GREAT day!!!