Here she is at a water table model of the Kentucky River (where we frequently kayak). It was set up to demonstrate the locks system and included little 'canoes' which we told her were like our kayaks. She had a lot of fun opening and closing the locks to let the kayak proceed down the river.
Of course, given our region, a large part of the first floor was devoted to education about the equine industry. I was frankly surprised she willingly sat on these horses for a photo (maybe someday we'll get her on the real thing, Lindsey C!) One thing she would NOT let us do was dress her up in jockey silks. She agreed to hold the cowboy hat, but that was as close as it got.
Measuring her height in hands. (She is just over four hands tall)
She got a huge kick out of the funny mirrors, which conveniently fits with her current interest in comparing the relative sizes of objects (big, bigger, biggest).
A large part of the 2nd floor was devoted to space exploration and astronauts (sorry for the immodest post and flag coming right out of her head). She was more interested in it than I expected. Though I think "Curious George Rides in a Rocket Ship" had something to do with that.
Of course the bubbles were also a big hit.
Not much of a surprise... one of her favorite displays with the x-ray table which held a tray full of equine x-ray slides (examples of broken and healthy bones). Her favorite slide featured a poor creature's leg full of screws and metal plates. She is OBSESSED with all things medical, broken legs in particular. In fact, I will have another blog post devoted to photos of her in a variety of leg 'casts'. To her delight, she is presently sleeping with two 'broken legs' in casts.
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Anytime Ellie wants to get on the real thing, just drive on down! You know we'd love to see you guys!
What a fun, fun place! I wish there was something like that in Jacksonville. After over two weeks of keeping two little boys inside, I'm going stir crazy and not looking forward to tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have some warm weather by the end of the week and before I have to head back north.
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