The Best Week Ever Pt. 1 {MY Museum}

Last week was the best week ever. Brian was off all week to celebrate our first little peanut and I can't even tell you how glorious it was for our family. We only had a few things planned so lots of down time was had. But when we DID have plans it was for super fun activities like visiting MY Museum.

"MY Museum is a playground for the mind. The museum was developed in 1997 to provide an environment where curiosity and creativity flourish, while both children and adults learn together through experience. Constructed as a microcosm of “what makes Monterey special”, this 8,500 square foot museum is packed with a variety of hands on exhibits, making each visit unique and exciting." -source 

This was not our first time at MY Museum but it was our first time this year and I was surprised to see some changes had been made. Even though the main exhibits stay generally the same, they do update little things that make it feel fresh and exciting every time we get to explore. Even better is the first Tuesday of every month admission is only $2!

First stop was at the bubble (for lack of a better name.) Basically, you stand on a platform inside a giant ring that sits in bubble solution and try to enclose yourself in a bubble by pulling on the handle. The solution wasn't mixed properly and it took some manual labor to get it going, but the girls got to experience standing in at least two bubbles. Which, of course, I couldn't photograph.

Next they "drove" an ambulance that had working lights and a stretcher with a CPR kid dummy (which kinda creeped me out) that Brielana was so concerned about and kept pointing and saying "baby."

The lunch counter was explored next and Brielana probably contacted 23,164 kinds of germs putting everything into her mouth.

The Farm was up next. This was my favorite exhibit! There was a mini field growing assorted fruits and vegetables that could actually be "picked" (they were attached to the stalks by velcro! Genius!) And a wall of clear PVC pipes that had suction that would give a scarf a crazy ride and then spit it out and the scarf would float down to the ground. I couldn't get a picture of the scarf traveling through the pipes but I did get Kinsey's reaction of the process which basically speaks for itself:  

And then apparently I stopped taking pictures(???) because several exhibits like the Theater (where there's a stage and costumes backstage), a two-story playhouse, a doctor's office (which a giant Operation! game board that used salad tongs and wooden play pieces) a tree house with a slide (that Brielana climbed up all by herself and slide down too many times to count) and a miniature golf course, that Kinsey had zero interest in.

It was a great start to The Best Week Ever!