Real Pirates and Other Adventures

The kids and I went with Cyndy and her kids to the Franklin Institute to check out the new exhibit "Real Pirates". Unfortunately, no pictures are allowed in the exhibit because it is beyond fabulous - we all got to touch real pirate treasure and explore a model of a pirate ship, along with experiencing the storm that sank it and hearing the romantic story of its captain. We had so much fun, but no one had more fun than Hannah! She explored every nook and cranny of the museum - and even crawled beyond some tendons of the giant heart!
We all love the wind tunnel in the Franklin Air Show, but Kairi and Hannah went a step further and actually rode the flight simulator. That is, until it went upside down a few times and they freaked out and hit the emergency stop!
Both Hannah and Nicky were chosen for the science show about pirate science. Hannah found out that salt water helps bouyancy when her ship full of eight sank first. She got to raise the pirate flag on the onstage ship, though!
Nicky used sonar to find a treasure - which unfortunately for him only contained a rubber chicken!
Throw in a little soccer in the Sports Challenge, and a good time was had by... almost all. Juli was a bit cranky, which made Cyndy's day rough, but we're still glad we went, especially since Hannah had to go back to her mom in just a few days. We can't wait until she comes back to us in August!