My Musings About MOSI

Today is the first day of Spring Break and I am already exhausted. I took the kids to MOSI. We went with one of Adryana's friend from school. Her mom and sister (who is almost 2) went too.
It's so funny how kids can make you do things that you were never really that interested in. Also, isn't it interesting how you can have some really cool places in your own backyard but you never take the time to experience them? That's what going to MOSI was like for me.
We've lived in Tampa now for 6 years and we have not gone to MOSI once. It just never seemed that appealing to us. Not that we took the time to see what it was all about. We are not really fond of museums and could probably count on one hand how many museums we have been to. So, we've never been to MOSI until now and I actually liked it. Granted we did mostly kid stuff today because I do have a toddler and a preschooler that wouldn't be interested in some of their science exhibits anyway. It's definitely a place to visit especially if you like science and even if you have a few little explorers at home. Even young kids will be entertained, I wasn't sure about that but the younger ones seemed like they were having as much fun as the older ones.
The most fun thing for me of course was going into the wind tunnel and experiencing winds over 100 miles per hour. Crazy, huh? My hair was really messed up after and my daughter thought that was real funny. I had a comb and brush so it was an easy fix. I didn't take Arjay in with me, I didn't think he could handle it yet. He's only 2 after all. We did the hurricane and tornado exhibits too and he was a little scared so I wasn't going to push my luck. Also, it was almost nap time for him and he tends to get a little cranky when he's tired.
There were lots of other things to keep the kids occupied and they had a great time playing with other kids. They got pretty tired after lunch but we were still able to do a few more exhibits and then head home. They were both asleep within minutes of the drive home. Unfortunately they woke up once we got home, which was about a 35 minute drive. So now I'm dealing with some cranky kids. We'll see how I manage the rest of the day. Right now they are watching TV so I stole away to write this post. Soon they will be driving me crazy again. The countdown for bedtime begins now...