Museum of Discovery and Science - Day 3

We had a fun day at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale. The plan had been to go to Jungle Island but it was way too hot (heat index of about 100). So I decided we needed to do something inside. God bless Google! :) I think Noah enjoyed it quite a lot and we'll definitely be taking Molly the next time she visits!
There were planes to fly, a FABULOUS 3-D movie about the creatures around the Great Barrier Reef, lots and lots of interactive exhibits, busloads of screaming children (literally!) from summer camps and many other things that I can't remember now. :) And of course, all the children from several of the camps were wearing the same color orange t-shirt that Noah was!!! It was hard to keep track of him sometimes. :) But we managed and enjoyed our day INSIDE.
Flying a jet...

Baby crocodiles (LIVE!!!)

A real live TARANTULA!!!

Landing a jumbo jet

One of Noah's most fav things of the museum today was the orange picking exhibit. There were these trees that had oranges pop into holes. You picked the oranges, put them in a little box that held about 8 of them and put the box on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt then took the oranges out of the boxes and put them on another conveyor belt that went up and down. Eventually they ended up inside the trees and the boxes came out somewhere else.

After the museum we went to Chick Fil A for lunch and some fun in the playplace. Once again there was a police officer and Noah got to say hello again. Guess they like the food there too! :) Then we went to Target where we got some fun stuff for the beach and pool and finally home to rescue poor Baxter who was (as always) QUITE excited to see us. :)
Then he played Wii while I tried to at least pick up the house a little bit... And finally we went to the fav of the guys - the local Chinese buffet. I really don't like the food there, but I go cuz they love it. Dessert was good tho! And the look on Noah's face when Pa asked him if he wanted some octopus tentacles was PRICELESS! :) Wasn't ready for THAT! Hehe!
Tonight will be quiet with TV and rest. And then tomorrow the plan is to possibly make cupcakes in the morning and then go to the water park in the middle of the day. Pa is going to come with us and I may end up leaving them there by themselves for a couple of hours and coming home. I can't take the heat very well and I burn pretty easily. Plus Pa and Noah need some quality time together. KWIM? :) But we'll see... Then tomorrow night there's a local observatory that opens at dusk for free so we'll go there as well. Then home for more Wii and Speed TV and Nerf gun fights. :)
The time is flying by!!!