And the trip continues...

Tuesday Nana and Papa took us to the Tellus Science Museum.  This is the very first thing that Madison saw when we pulled up and her eyes got about as big as the tires on this boulder moving machine! 

Moving inside, there was so much to look at.  She LOVED the planetarium show that featured Elmo and Big Bird teaching her about the moon, Jupiter, and the North Star.  That evening we checked out the sky and she looked for Big Bird and Elmo!

Checking out the exhibits Madison found what she really wanted to do...play in water and dig in the sand!  She played with the fossil exhibit for a bit then went on to pan for gems.  The sand was messy but the panning for gems was a little wet!

Panning for gems

And then there was the drying off

Finding the fossils

Our visit with Nana and Papa came to a close on Wed morning.  Instead of making the trip back to Raleigh in one day, we broke it up by stopping near Asheville, NC to visit with Uncle David and Carson.  We took the scenic route on our way and stopped at a beautiful waterfall, however, Madison was sick of having her picture taken and I had to assist her in taking just one more picture.

Wearing Carson's shoes, hat and glasses

It was a very quick visit and can't wait to get back up there to see more of where they live.  Thursday morning we took an hour or so to do a quick hike to find a letterbox.  The first one was a no show but the second one, with a little guidance, she was able to find it.

And the fun continued once we got home.  Emma couldn't wait to see Madison, so I invited her over to play with Madison for the afternoon.  Allie came over too!

Back to work and school on Monday...one more week of work and the another short week around the corner!!!