I’m so thrilled you kids are over for the weekend! We’re going to have so much fun. I get to take you two on this special trip to the Museum. Why, I haven’t been since your mother was your age, and that was years ago!

I used to go all the time with my father when I was a boy. How I loved all the things to see and do. 

I plan to show you all of my favorite places. The carousel, the polar bear, the toys...and of course the train! 

Oh, how I loved that train. I’m sure it’s all just as I remember!

Goodness! What a monster this dinosaur is! And that robot? When did they get that? I’m sure I’d remember seeing something like that! Don't get me wrong, they're incredible, but it's not at all what this used to be.

I remember when you could walk right in without this huge area - not so giant and grand! I must say, everyone is having so much fun...maybe it is not so bad that it is different.

Well, it sure is bigger here than I remember. These floors and exhibits weren't here before, or at least not all of them! There definitely weren't these odd tubes here. What is it, a statue? Well, it's interesting I suppose...

Where should we go first, kids? The dinosaurs? The mummy? Let me check the map...

How about we start at the top and make our way down. ScienceWorks, huh? 

What could be in here... oh my, what a cool water table to play in... and a pond! When did they get fish? Farming, animals, houses, and minerals, there is so much to learn!

Maybe the next room will have something I remember... 

WHOA!

This place is wild! All the music and colors...they even have the carousel that was in a nearby park when my father was a child.

This is a bit more my speed, I think. I've always wanted to go to Greece. I love the airplane - look at all this legroom!