Labor Day Weekend!

There was a time when we said "Every Labor Day Weekend, we go to Two Rivers to the Kite Festival!". Sadly, mother nature is changing that statement...the last 2 years, the weather has not been "play in the beach today" weather and we've had to find alternative activities for our family.

This year, we put on our "fall clothes" and went to Discovery World in Milwaukee.
Now, this is a pretty neat place...but apparently they think so too...for a family of 6, it would have cost us $85!!!! YIKES. We, however, have the museum pass that allows us free entrance to many locations around the USA. (Ironically, that museum pass was not much more than $85, and since we used it 2x on our Kentucky trip this summer...we've more than paid for it a couple of times! Just another plug for those 'family pass' type things!)

Discovery World has a little of everything:
We started out in the aquarium section--
It was very cool seeing the fish swim above us, below us, on the side of us...just very cool.

We also saw a lot of information about water and air and plants and tress....and the most disturbing fact was realizing how much more water the USA uses compared to other countries. Hmmm....things that make you think about your daily habits...

We tried to have a picnic on the Milwaukee waterfront....but it was FREEZING! And the wind was blowing so strong, we knew our plates would quickly land in Lake Michigan...so we opted for an indoor picnic! :)

After eating, the kids played on the HUGE play boat, walked (ran?) in the human sized hamster wheel and laid on the bed of nails--great job girls, for all trying it! The consensus afterwards was that the nails tickled!

There was an area of the museum that showcased guitars and other instruments. Colin was in guitar heaven!


There was also an area that had "old" phones .....the children did not know what a phone booth was, nor do they really know about phones on cords. So sad...

And speaking of phones...

After our fun, we headed on over to the mall to the Apple store. I had been having problems with my cell phone and we were hoping that one of the techs could give us some insight. Well....we were able to make an appointment...for 1.5 hrs later...and when that appointment came, we found out that it would help if I simply updated my phone....ooooppppsss. Now we know! :) Just call me "non-techie"!

The children were very patient though...and for a reward, we got them a little treat at Dairy Queen. It was Colin's first time getting a real treat; he doesn't like ice cream, so he went with the red slushie like the girls...this photo speaks for itself:

Even though the weekend wasn't what we (or our friends!) had planned, we did have a good time together and little did we know....just 1 week later, it would warm up and we could hit the beach for some end of summer fun!