This was the most incredible kids museum we have ever visited.  If you are ever in Tyler, TX, plan all day to stay and play.  We didn’t even have time to dig for fossils, try out the shadow room, make our own newscast and be on TV, or enjoy the real live bees making honey.  We can’t wait to come back!!!

We spent most of the day letting Noelle try out different occupations.  

 

She was a nurse to start off the day!

  

She would pretend to get a 911 call and run to tell us to get ready because a baby will arrive soon who is going to be hurt really badly.  She made this up on her own… we do watch a little TV on the side.  🙂

Next she was a construction worker.  She loves playing with tools!

 

She was a great shopper next.  Both girls enjoyed shopping and checking out at the store.  I think the picture to the right looks like paparazzi caught her at the store, funny.

 

I can’t tell you how much fun they were having!

 

Checking out.

Noelle was the cashier for several children.  It was pretty cute watching all of them pretend together.

A pretend waitress brought Anna Kate food at the local diner.  She loved this!

Noelle was an ER doctor next.  She saw this dad sitting here and came up to him with her clipboard and said, “So, I heard that you were hurt?”  He totally played along.  It was the coolest thing to watch.  She’s so brave.

 

They had a real ambulance with lots of doctor toys to play with!  Noelle was going nuts!

 

Next, we headed over to the theater where Noelle hammed it up!  She even took a bow at the end.  I couldn’t help clicking away.  She was so creative, and I was having a blast watch her enjoy so many different things.

Noelle’s play went a little something like this, “I’m going to eat you up?”

“No, please don’t.”

“Too late, you’re so yummy!”  

After that, Noelle wanted to be a pilot.  When we got home, Noelle saw Chandler (our neighbor) in his pilot uniform packing up his car in his driveway and went crazy.  We stopped, rolled down the window, and let her admire the real deal.  She was in awe!

Love the pearls in this picture! 

This is what Noelle wants to be the most (right now) when she grows up: a veterinarian.  She loves animals in a way that I admire.  She is so caring! 

Brushing the teeth.

 

They even had animal x-rays the kids could change out and study.  Noelle thought that was cool!

 

Next, Noelle served coffee and treats at the internet cafe.  The older kids were playing games on the computers in the cafe, but Noelle was busy serving a great afternoon snack.  In the meantime, Anna Kate was playing at the grass seed table with her new friend.

 

This little guy played with Anna Kate for about 30 minutes.  He was so sweet and gentle, and they were really communicating.  It was so cool to see her growing up and making her own friends (like her sissy, who doesn’t meet a stranger).

 

The firegirl took her job very seriously!

 

We headed over to the discovery room next, where they had caves, and pretend earthquakes and tons of learning stations everywhere.

I wish I had audio on this pic.  She was going, “Oh oh oh!”  She loved watching the fish!

Noelle got to steer the big boat!

In the caves, they had neon, glow-in-the-dark rocks.  Super cool!

 

One last pic before falling asleep on the way home.  I’ll remember this day for a long time!