Discovery Gateway- October 2010

We had been wanting to take Ellie to Discovery Gateway downtown for quite some time and we decided to use a coupon and go as a family. So, on Columbus Day when Weston had the day off we packed up cameras and headed to a building packed with little kids. All I can say is we must have picked the wrong day. It was crazy there!
First off, we were a little appalled that adults as well as children have to pay an entrance fee and it's the same price for everyone! It was not cheap. Secondly, Ellie couldn't do much without having to wait for other kids to be done. We had to wait so she could use a shopping cart, wait so she could send balls up the tubes, and we waited to longest for some kid to get out of the pilot's seat on the helicopter. I guess I was just annoyed with the moms that didn't tell their kids, "Ok, now let's give someone else a turn." Thirdly, I think Ellie would've enjoyed it more (and probably us too) if we took her next year. It's not that she couldn't do anything, but she didn't understand much and many of the things were for older kids.

I think Ellie enjoyed herself, but we were definitely worn out by the end of our time there. Making Cartoons with Daddy

Pilot Ellie

Grocery Shopping

Splish-Splashing

Rodeo Princess