Today I managed to drag Grandpa to see the La Brea tar pits and museum because I thought that he would really enjoy it. After we dropped the kids we wandered around Hancock park looking at the tar deposits and the pit 91 excavation (which fortunately was being checked on by some museum employees, so we were able to go in and see it). Then we went into the museum. We were impressed by the variety of fossils and animals discovered. By midmorning the 
museum was getting very crowded, probably because it was "Free Tuesday", which I didn't realize in advance. In spite of the crowds (getting there early was a good idea!), we leisurely explored the museum and then hung around Hancock Park until the boys were done with camp. That morning Laura was again unhappy about not being able to go to camp. After she woke up, she said several times to me, "I am as big as Joshua and Benjamin", followed by, "Can I go to camp today?".
Then Grandpa treated us to lunch at the Olive Garden in Glendale. That was fun because the kids behaved and enjoyed the food. Then we had a short time between lunch and getting ready to go to the Free Family Night at the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena. The kids loved the museum, and even though it was crowded, the kids were still able to enjoy many of the exhibits. We started off playing in the creek area with the waterfall at one end. Joshua loved the waterfall, Benjamin loved splashing around in the water and Laura did a great job of getting herself dirty. Joshua also tried out the climbing wall and managed to ring the bell at the top. Then we went indoors to play on the climbing structures and check out the bugs and related bug activities. Creating their own bugs was almost as exciting as watching the live bugs (nothing beats seeing live bugs!). Finally, we waited on line outside to ride tricycles. J
oshua and Laura decided to go on a double tricycle. The only problem was that only the front seat had pedals and both Laura and Joshua wanted to sit there. The tricycles were fairly big, so I had doubts about whether or not Laura could even ride them. She refused to try her own bike, instead insisting on driving Joshua around. Joshua was so amused that he didn't mind sitting in the back. Surprisingly, she was able to pedal and maneuver the double bike with Joshua on the back. She had problems with staying on the biking track, so she ended up taking turns with Joshua (but then she didn't want to leave the bikes when her time was up and we were ready to leave).
museum was getting very crowded, probably because it was "Free Tuesday", which I didn't realize in advance. In spite of the crowds (getting there early was a good idea!), we leisurely explored the museum and then hung around Hancock Park until the boys were done with camp. That morning Laura was again unhappy about not being able to go to camp. After she woke up, she said several times to me, "I am as big as Joshua and Benjamin", followed by, "Can I go to camp today?".Then Grandpa treated us to lunch at the Olive Garden in Glendale. That was fun because the kids behaved and enjoyed the food. Then we had a short time between lunch and getting ready to go to the Free Family Night at the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena. The kids loved the museum, and even though it was crowded, the kids were still able to enjoy many of the exhibits. We started off playing in the creek area with the waterfall at one end. Joshua loved the waterfall, Benjamin loved splashing around in the water and Laura did a great job of getting herself dirty. Joshua also tried out the climbing wall and managed to ring the bell at the top. Then we went indoors to play on the climbing structures and check out the bugs and related bug activities. Creating their own bugs was almost as exciting as watching the live bugs (nothing beats seeing live bugs!). Finally, we waited on line outside to ride tricycles. J
oshua and Laura decided to go on a double tricycle. The only problem was that only the front seat had pedals and both Laura and Joshua wanted to sit there. The tricycles were fairly big, so I had doubts about whether or not Laura could even ride them. She refused to try her own bike, instead insisting on driving Joshua around. Joshua was so amused that he didn't mind sitting in the back. Surprisingly, she was able to pedal and maneuver the double bike with Joshua on the back. She had problems with staying on the biking track, so she ended up taking turns with Joshua (but then she didn't want to leave the bikes when her time was up and we were ready to leave).
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