Children's Museum of the Arts

We had heard from some friends to go visit the Children's Museum of the Arts down in Soho. Besides the fact that it took 30+ minutes to get there, we had a lot of fun. We made it there for the wee arts program in the morning and the kids got to go art crazy.  Andrew may have been a bit too old compared to the other kids in the class, but they still got to play with and manipulate a ton of different types of art. After the class we got to play in the ball pit-which the boys loved (and I think I can recreate at home with my class stability balls)!  We walked around the museum for a few minutes but left because we were ready for lunch. I would love to take Andrew back or wait another year or so and take them both again. There was soo much more to do and explore that little hands are quite ready for yet. 

Gymnastics and New York Conservatory

Chris got to go with us to Gymnastics today! Of course Ryan wanted Chris to do his class with him but he is doing a really good job.  There are a few activities that he does NOT like to do, but other than he has finally warmed up to the class.  Andrew is doing great there and loves his coach Moses. 

 After gymnastics we headed up to the conservatory gardens in hopes that all the tulips had bloomed. They were beautiful! It really is a treat to see these beautiful gardens in the middle of the concrete jungle!

New York Aquarium and Super Soccer Stars

For our next adventure we drove down to Coney Island to go to the Aquarium. The drive to Brooklyn wasn't too bad and we got to see some pretty cool stuff by car. The aquarium itself is rather small, but has a ton to see.

 This walrus kept flipping right in front of us. Ryan wasn't so sure of him.

 This Sea Lion show was definitely the highlight of the visit.  They taught them to do everything dolphins can. It was very cool.

After we got home, we rested for a bit before heading out to Andrew's first soccer class in Central Park! He was a little nervous at first, but ended up having fun and is looking forward to the next one!

After soccer we just played around in Central Park for a bit.