I never finished telling you about Nana Camp.
Like I said before, my mom takes the grandchildren for a whole week during the summer and amuses them with all sorts of fun activities, events and general kidfunnery. This summer she took the boys and me to the Fernbank Musuem in Atlanta. Despite Will’s expression, we actually had an amazing time.
The first thing we did was watch a movie about bugs. Will was enthralled with the giant screen (it was his first official movie in a theatre!) and he didn’t start whining till the praying mantis died. It was completely appropriate.
Then there was an exhibit that was all about senses. I think that’s what it was about. I don’t know. All I know was that there were bubbles and lasers and a fake tornado. That reminds me, I need to launder Will’s diapers.
Cole had a fun time with these tubes. He doesn’t always read things first and so for the first five minutes he attempted to blow into these pipes. Later on I teased him that he probably had ‘earwaxmouth’ which can cause excessive drooling, greening of the lower facial region and numbness of the lips and tongue. Then he told me it was contagious and I had it too.
Here’s the only picture I got of me and Will. There was a 90% chance of fun that day.
There was also an exhibit about Georgia and it’s different regions. I didn’t get a whole lot of photos…but I did score this one of the ‘coastal’ region. That hammerhead is really cool.
And this thing really made our jaw drop. It’s a sloth. Apparently ten years ago they found that giant sloth skull on Jekyll Island. It was in the glass box next to my mom. And so they recreated it in actual size. We called it “The Bear”.
Then we hit up the dinosaur display. It rocked. I love dinosaurs. I wish we still had them around. I know that’s not practical…what with all the killing.
This photo of Cole cracked me up. It’s like something from a Jurassic Park movie poster.
The absolute favorite display of the group was the one on Geckos.
Each display had a digit on the top showing the number of that particular species in the case. We had a blast trying to spy each and every one.
And boy were they crazy beautiful.
We definitely need to go back. It was so fun. And completely appropriate for all ages…like for kids or for teens or even for a date. I don’t know how I have lived here in Georgia for so long and why I haven’t utilized these amazing attractions before. I guess that goes to show that I need Nana Camp more than the grandkids.
Have you been to a cool museum lately? Where is it and what did you see? Any recommendations? Or maybe you have actually been the Fernbank before? What exhibits did you see? Wasn’t it awesome? They do amazing stuff over there. So amazing that it should be in a museum 🙂
The Georgia Aquarium is also fantastic. Our family went a few years ago and we just loved it. I might add it was all adults. Just imagine how much fun we would have had if we had kids with us.
I LOVE Fernbank! I actually went to a wedding reception there recently. It was BEAUTIFUL! They actually had the reception right in the atrium where the dinosaurs are. It was so cool!
What a fun Grandma she is!! Those are some lucky kids. And that museum looks so fun! I’m itching to get our boys to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum – it is the closest one to us.
The Tellus museum in Cartersville is really nice too. They have a great Dinosaur exhibit. But my favorite of all is the Tennessee Aquarium, I Love It!
Will should not be watching any TV or movie. As per my pediatrician, the rapid screen movement is not good for babies brain. I have a 4 month hold & we really struggle to keep him away from watching TV 🙂
Dude, have you been to Martini’s at Imax at Fernbank? I feel like we have gone together at some point in our single lives…maybe I’m wrong.
Go, go SOON, with your Jer-bear and drink a martini while you watch a humongous life size whale on the big screen and get sea sick (or maybe that’s just me). And then go drink another martini under the dinosaur in the atrium while live jazz music plays.It’s a certified date-night -without- your -baby- good- time. Plus you get smarter while you drink martinis since you’re in a museum and all.
It’s a fact.
Awesome! We are visiting my parents this weekend and are going to check out the tech museum in San Jose for the Genghis Khan exhibit http://www.thetech.org/genghis_khan/index.html
Please let me know where I can sign up for Nana Camp. Does she accept 25 year olds?
That’s funny Sara because the Baby Einstein movies are for 3 months plus 🙂 Thanks for the concern about Will’s brain but maybe letting him watch it will bring him back down to the general masses. I’m all about keeping that little guy humble!
XO – katie
Ahhh Steph! I remember that! What fun times…it seems like a lifetime ago. Seriously…did you know that they change the exhibits…like all the time? I need a membership.
miss you friend, k
I love Nan and Nana Camp!I can only handle one night at a time with the “Grands”. I live in Roswell, GA, and take my grandsons on trips to Dialog in the Dark, and the Civil War Cyclorama. We’ve also seen the Bodies Exhibit and Titanic Exhibit. They are 12 and 10. Grandma and I could team up (I’m Gigi) and share the driving and the FUN!!
I went to the Fernbank a few weeks ago with some friends for Martinis and IMAX – definitely a fun opportunity to dress up, spend time with friends and learn something on the side. 🙂
That looks so fun! I’ve only been to Fernbank when it was closed (I think my ex forgot to check their hours and we were too late to go in? I was sad!)
Florida used to have giant sloths too! Also giant armadillos. I hate going to the Natural History Museum; I don’t like to think of sloths that big!
Looks like a lot of fun. We started checking out museums once we had kids. My kids aren’t always fans but they like the interactive ones and we went to quite a few on our trip to Montreal a few weeks ago (got a musee pass and everything). Our favorite was the Science Centre. Check out the body size bubbles we got!!
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Love your maternity shoot too!