Saturday, September 6, 2008

another reason i love waco, texas

no i don't love david koresh, but i truly love waco, texas. i love waco because it was my college home for 4 years, it is a place where my bowlin family comes together, it the place i became engaged, it is still home for some of my best friends, and i love that it is a place where so many of my most precious memories were born. this past weekend i discovered yet another reason to love this city in the heart of texas, the mayborn children's museum. after attending our first baylor game we stayed in waco for the night with our friends, the herridges. the next day we wanted to spend some more time with them, but with 3 kids we needed to find a "child friendly activity" for the day. we decided on the mayborn children's museum. it is on the baylor campus and one of the only places on campus i have never visited, until now. it is AWESOME!!! i know that dallas probably has something just a great, but the fact that it was not over crowded and just the right size made it such a great experience. i don't think i will bore everyone with the details of all the things we did, i will just show you a bunch of pictures and encourage you if you are ever in waco, texas to stop by and visit.

brad and grant playing at the water table.

olivia and grant controlling the trains. they loved pushing all the buttons and watching the trains move through the waco landmarks.

"filler up!" the transportation discovery room was so much fun!

mark and olivia in the music discovery room. they were playing "twinkle, twinkle little star." well, mark was playing and olivia was adding her own special touch!!

cute jack! he tagged along for the ride.

olivia making coffee for everyone in the pioneer discovery room.

the native american room was one of our favorites. mark and olivia loved the drums! i think the entire museum could hear them.

olivia making corn meal, just like the native americans did.


olivia exploring the different cultures of the world. she loved the clogs!!

i also got in on the multicultural dress up game. why am i posting this? oh well!

see! it was so much fun! can't wait to go back! yeah for waco!! by the way, the baylor bear exhibit is really neat and the cameron park zoo is great too!


4 comments:

MISTY and CO... said...

i KNEW it! my neighbor just told me all about the mayborn museum. the haynes' are ready to head to waco....looks like we can come ANY weekend during football season and the bowlin's would already be there :)

looks like a blast!

kinsey said...

yall are too cute. i want to check that place out! how did we not have to go there for all of our edgy classes?!

Shawna said...

don't you love children's museums!? and...i love how places always seem more special and more fun with our sweet babies. love it.

SarahFifer said...

looks like fun - can't wait to back with ya'll soon!