More family fun

Day two of Derrick and family's visit we decided to visit the kid's museum in Raleigh. The museum is called Marbles, and we had a great time checking it out. I think places like that are so creative, and I wonder how people came up with all the ideas to create the different exhibits. There are some really creative people in the world!

There were a lot of different exhibits, including areas to build things, create crafts, and climb. There was outdoor space where the kids could dig in the dirt. There was an indoor water area where they could shoot crabs and fish down a little water slide. There was a huge pirate ship that they could climb through, raise the mast on, lower the anchor on, and jump off the plank from. There was also a room that involved tubes that could shoot balls at a variety of nets and bins, which was pretty entertaining, even for me!

Below is a map that we found in the children's museum. One interesting thing about the map is the city that they used for Washington. In case you can't see it in the picture, for some reason the city that was labeled in Washington was Forks. Maybe Twilight has really put them on the map (at least at the kid's museum). :-)

After the children's museum we headed home for naps, and then it was time for dinner. We did make-your-own-pizzas, so Shawn helped Lucian play chef. He made a very nice cheese and sausage pizza that he and his sister split. Then the adults had a variety of options including a supreme, chicken alfredo and calzones. Dinner was delicious! Another successful day here in North Carolina.