RV Trip - Day 4

Today was mostly at the Science Center.  Levi could have spent a week there without difficulty and it is at time like this that I see him really shine.  Initially we were going to do the Aquarium and perhaps the zoo as well but all the kids were happier staying put.  It is brilliant!  There are sculptures everywhere inside and out, like the orcas above.  Then inside there was everything from a butterfly house to a giant Rubik's cube!  We started off staying together but then just all split up and would meet before our scheduled Imax time.

Our Imax movie was 'Searching for the Mummies'.  It was about the finding of the great tombs in the Valley of the Kings.  It enthralled the kids (OK and me) and gave them some insight into what had been found before we went into the King Tut Exhibition.  Levi loved hieroglyphics.  He called them a code and would try to work them out himself.  The exhibition was a timed entry thing and a one way out.  Part way through the exhibit I 'lost' Levi because he stayed longer or went faster or any of those things that happen in the semi dark.  But this time I was pretty relaxed.  It was a blind end.  He is older and more relaxed and Ken was waiting near the exit. 

So Ross and I continued.  At the end we waited for him.  I figured if he got distressed, there were many Science Center people inside who could bring him out, but they weren't needed.  He came out with Robert (who had been behind us) who told us that Levi had been calmly checking out the exhibit and when he recognized Robert he said;

"Are you 'Searching for the mummies' because I'm searching for my Mummy too"

Ah I love his sense of humor.  It is great to feel that he is old enough now to cope with unexpected things, an earth away from home!

Then because the EMP building closes much later, we went back and did the parts we had missed yesterday.  It was the Movie Icon exhibit and Scary film Exhibit (I'm sure this last one had a more catchy name but I've forgotten it).  One of the cool parts of the latter was a screen where you stood in front of the screen and then the computer made it more scary.  This was just an example.  Levi (and Robert) spent a very long time playing here!

Because I love Stargate!

They also had a green screen and a miniature composite to add special effects and to make short movies.  They didn't save them to YouTube or anything, so here is part of Levi's movie.  I think that is Ken's hand about to pinch off his head!

Then it was fireworks night!  We had a campfire and the kids roasted marshmallows.  We had S'moreos.  Like S'mores but with Oreos instead of Graham Crackers.  Then we had a $40 pack of fireworks.  The best still for Levi was the sparklers, and running up and down the beach with them!