The Magic House!

Rich took an entire week off of work! MUCH needed and even much more deserved! We have heard so much about the St. Louis children's museum, The Magic House, but hadn't made it there yet. Now that we have I am SO ticked that we have lived here for a year and a half and haven't taken advantage of this amazing place! WOW... I just had a random epiphany... We have been in St. Louis now for over 18 months! CRAZY! Time flies when you are having fun. We miss Logan and our family and friends so bad it hurts sometimes, but we really have had so much fun here! We have made so many memories, done so many cool things and grown so much as a family thanks to our St. Louis adventure! 

OK, I got that out of my system... back to the post at hand... MAGIC HOUSE!

http://www.magichouse.org/

From the outside it looks like a big ol mansion or country club... SO neat and beautiful!

First stop... BUBBLE ROOM! Yes, This is bubble-butt Braxton INSIDE OF A GIANT BUBBLE! He was squealing with excitement and disbelief! McKenzie's attitude didn't fit inside a bubble... hers kept popping HAHAHA

This is the bubble wall! Rich and i blew a bubble so big it nearly touched the other side of the giant bubble! That's what  a lot of hot air will getchu : )

This section was my favorite! The glass on the ground is a "river" with real running water that dumps into a pond where you can go "fishing". There is a huge treehouse in the back, a  fully working grocery store to the left, and an auto repair shop out of view to the right. Up the stairs: The pizza parlor - the kids can order, "bake a pizza pie", take money, serve the guests etc. The Library - you can check out books, surf the net or be the librarian.  The Nursery - Check in patients, be a nurse or a dr. and take care of the newborns. They have SO many amazing things packed into this place and my kids were in AWE! OK, OK, so was I!

Rich showing b how to change a tire

Dr. Bowmans. Braxton is supervising... he is good at that HAHA

Welcome to the world creepy baby with a receding hair line!

Just too cute!

Narration: "Hold still honey. It's ok! Just gotta get your snot out sweet heart! OH THAT'S A BIG BOOGER!" (Ya she really said that! Surprised? Didn't think so!)

GIANT MANSION FILLED WITH AMAZING PLAYTHINGS AND BAILEY JUST WANTS TO PLAY WITH HER STROLLER! 

Mac was literally hollering "ICE CREAM DELICIOUS ICE CREAM FOR SALE!" 

Under Bs feet is a "fish" that he caught and released up stream (The white fence) and now its swimming back to the pond. Fishing with rich was by far Brackys favorite thing to do! We literally had to drag him away to let other kids take a turn.

Mac got all dressed up for her mechanic role playing. "McKenzie slide out real quick so i can take apicture"  "MOM I HAVE TO GET THIS DONE!" (BUTT HEAD) She slid under the car and then started shouting orders at the other random strangers in the shop... (see next pic)

"HEY, YOU! HAND ME THE PLIERS" The kid looked at her confused and then decided not to push his luck when she shouted out her demand a second time. I bout DIED laughing... then we had a talk about being bossy for the fifty bazillionth time!

Fishing FOOL!

If we are choosing future professions from our magic house outing I vote she pics NICU Doctor instead of grocery store checker chick... just sayin...

Bailey LOVED the mirror room (in case you couldn't tell)  and I loved it because their were now 8 cute little bailey buggers to look at and laugh with!

Lighted sand table was another bailey fave. The first handful she looked up at me disgusted and showed off her dirty hand "MOM! WHY DID YOU LET ME DO THAT? WHAT I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW WITH MY DIRTY HANDS?" She soon got over it and had to be physically removed to go on to the next thing.

Mac was fascinated with the flag pole. You can raise and lower it and at the top a fan blows. She was amazed! Rich & bailey... not so much hahaha

The construction zone was one of the coolest places... literally! It was outdoors with a roof overhead.  They could build a foam brick wall, haul gravel, learn how a home is built, paint a wall, etc... 

Foam block... credit card or popsicle?

Doin' Work!

Manual labor? UMMM NO! She quickly found the construction office and became project manager and bossed around all the 12 or 13 other kids that were trying to enjoy themselves. She put them all to work on different projects and kept yelling "GET TO WORK!" Oh my goodness what have we created?

Bailey loved "sweeping" the 2nd story of the home building project. She is OCD by the way. She picked up all of the dustpans and hand brooms that were spread everywhere and placed them neatly in the unfinished shower. I took one out and put it on the floor across the room and she yelled at me and quickly put it back where it "goes" She also separates her food on her tray at meal time... WEIRDO!

The popped hip and that outfit dont really go well together...

President Bowman!

Marian the Librarian!

Thought Papa Bowman would appreciate this one... The  Power Company!

More fishy excitement... ITS A WHOPPER! Watch out for your banjo minnow buddy!

Bailey's trademark "I am concentrating" tongue out face... Driving the school bus!

Did I Know? Why YES... YES I DID KNOW THAT! AND THAT IS A GROSS UNDERSTATEMENT TOO BY THE WAY! And as i am typing this Mac  B BOTH say MOM WHAT DOES THAT SAY? about 10 times each!

Water works room... oh so fun!

Ball Pit Bailey. She played here for a couple minutes but she preferred picking up the balls from around the room that the normal one year olds threw out and putting them back in the pit where they belong!

Jack's Beanstalk... giant leafs that the kids could climb up floor to ceiling of the museum... four stories!


SUPER fun day... so much fun in fact that we are looking at getting a family year membership which would also give us free passes for family and friends to come play with us... HINT HINT!!!