Our first full NC day

Well, our "educational" day started out at 5:45 for me when Camden woke up with a soaking wet diaper. After finally getting him back to sleep, Nathan woke us up at 8. And off we went. Waffles at the hotel fueled us up for our trip to the children's museum. This is what I have found out about children's museums after having been to two in SC, two in NC, one in TN, and one in CA. They are a lot of fun the first time you go to them; the kids like them no matter when you go; and they all pretty much have the same stuff; just with a different and regional twist.

Some type of boat...



an art room (and our drying art work is still there!)...




a place to play doctor, dentist, etc...






an outdoor play area (actually not all have one of these)...





dress-up clothes...






and of course a grocery store!!



But it was fun and the boys would have stayed longer, but we were on a mission. The next stop was a battlefield. I am sure it is in the middle of nowhere, but my directions left us really in the middle of nowhere.

So no battlefield...but we were close to the ferry to Fort Fisher so we took a ferry ride. I think it is so cool to have your car on a boat! After landing, we went to the south most NC Aquarium. This is a really nice aquarium. The boys enjoyed looking at all the fish; although Camden was very apprehensive about sitting close to the scuba diver as he came to the side of the aquarium.







A walk on the beach; dinner at Carolina Beach; a dip in the pool; and Clue rounded out our evening.


One more day and the drive home will conclude our NC field trip.

Amy