Valentine's Day at COSI

Well, we had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Nate actually had to work, so we gave the kids their gifts Friday night. Toby got more Play Dough toys, and Taylor got Clothes and Drew got a Steelers championship shirt. He was so excited to get an actual "Terrible Towel" also.(Thanks Aunt Katy in Pitt for picking them up for us!)

So the kids slept in a little, then we went to Taylor's piano lessons, and Toby got a last minute invitation to a friend from Church's birthday party... HAPPY BIRTHDAY RILEY! So we got to stop in there for about an hour so he could enjoy his first "birthday party" invitation!

As soon as Nate got home from work, we loaded up the Jeep and headed for Columbus. We decided it would be fun to just head down to COSI with the kids and enjoy a few hours together! It was wonderful! We had no agenda, we'd been there before so we had already seen most everything. So we just let the kids lead and enjoy and explore. It was a lot of fun! Here are some photos!

This is in the Progress Section!
I think the kids have two favorite spots. Ocean is one of them. Here, Nate and Drew are playing in the water,

And of course, Taylor getting wet...

And as you can see from Toby's shirt... he had a blast. Yes that is a soaked shirt!! As well as hair and pants. He had so much fun playing in the water!

Here Taylor and Drew are discovering the effects of sound waves. Of course, it wasn't working for some reason, so Drew ended up more confused than when we started! But Taylor is studying that exact thing in school, so she was doing her best to explain it to him.

This was the first thing we did when we got there. Nate was putting coats away, etc. And at first Toby was a little overwhelmed. But then he started playing, and he was on the go from that point on. Wanting to see and touch everything! It was exciting to see him explore on his own. Of course, Nate felt he was wandering a little too much, but I see it as a good sign of independence!

If you ask the kids, I think this is on thier top 2 list at COSI... Gadget world. Here is a fun video of Toby. He was having a blast putting these balls on the blowers and watching them hover...

After our time at COSI, we stopped at Aunt Christina and Uncle Jer's house to check up on baby Graham! He is getting so big, and moving around and a little jabber box. We were only there for a short while, but it was a nice little visit! Nate got his White Castle on the way home, the kids and I played it SAFE and ate at Taco Bell :) *is that safe?* And we made it home safely a few hours later!

In a couple weeks, we are going to head to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum... Can't wait!!

God is Good!