This past weekend, we decided to take the boys to Ft. Worth as a last hurrah before school starts back up again. Planning began when Jacob saw a commercial on PBS for a museum in Ft. Worth with a special Lego exhibit. After further research, we discovered that the CR Smith Museum is located near DFW airport and we decided to book our little vacay!
We left home after lunch on Friday and headed right for the CR Smith Museum near Euless. Not only did it have the Lego exhibit, but the museum itself is part of American Airlines and tells about the history of aviation. Jacob loved looking at all the information about planes as well as the Legos!
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| This picture is the only evidence that Jacob was not the only person on this trip! |
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| If you know anything about Jacob, you know he is absolutely obsessed with Legos right now, so this was his dream! |
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| Building a car to race daddy |
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| Wait! More evidence- there's Daddy! |
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| Jacob loved touring a real airplane from the 1940s. It was really interesting to see how much they have changed! |
After a few hours (and a trip to the gift shop) we went to the hotel. We stayed at the Marriott in Sundance Square. The location was perfect because we could just walk to dinner! After getting settled into our room, we headed to Mi Cocina for a delicious dinner and what made it better was that it was only steps from our hotel!
The next morning, we got ready and went to the Ft. Worth Museum of Science and History. It was really close, and not crowded at all. A great way to spend a hot day! The museum isn't huge, which some people may think is a bad thing but it was perfect for our two boys. Jacob loved how hands on it was and how it encourages you to touch and explore!
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| Tornadoes aren't so scary inside the museum! |
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| Exploring vibrations and sound |
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| Dinos were a hit! |
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| After reading a story about a little boy cooling off in a dinosaur footprint filled with water, they let you test it out to see if you fit! |
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| Dinosaur puzzle |
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| Jacob enjoyed the children's area but it definitely wasn't very challenging for him. It was fun play time, but I think he was more engaged in other exhibits |
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| So sweet wrapping up the babies! What a good big brother! |
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| Dr. Jake |
We went back to the hotel and put Jonah down for a nap while Nathan and Jacob cooled off in the hotel pool. Again, we walked to dinner at Cantina Laredo (hey, we like Mexican food!) and then grabbed cupcakes from The Cupcakery on the way back.
It was only two nights, but just a fun little getaway with the boys.
