Gabe's 5th Birthday Weekend part 1

We took the kids to the Magic House in St. Louis as a gift from us. We're so glad we did!

They had REAL cars and heavy equipment to play on.

The honorable Judge Gaby presiding! Please stand!
I was particularly impressed by Gabe being so interested in the star spangled discovery section. It wasn't flashy like the other exhibits, but Gabe did do the complete exercise finding all 10 hidden symbols of America by himself. This section had 3 rooms, a courtroom (judicial system), Oval Office complete with tv/video/mic to watch yourself give the state of the union address, and congress. Very few children at the museum stopped to engage themselves in this section!

But I think he liked the fishing best!

Another abandoned (by the children) section of the museum was the Lewis and Clark exploration part. After asking Gabe which his favorite parts of the museum were, he listed this section in the top 3- not the flashing lights, water experiments, magnet room or pretend town, but this exhibit, the construction zone and the star spangled part he really enjoyed. He's such a cool kid.

After spending a non-stop 4 hour tour of the museum, we went for lunch, ice cream and a walk around Kirksville, MO before heading home. We never even went into St. Louis proper this visit- so much to do and see right in Kirksville!