Saturday, 24 April 2010

Te Papa

I'll start posting with our visits to the National museum in Wellington called Te Papa. We've been there twice now, once on a Sunday afternoon and once during the school holidays. Admission is free so we only have to pay for parking. It is about 25 minutes away in downtown Wellington right on the water. We have only seen about 2 of the 4 floors. It is a very large, very nice museum. It is a fun place to go and hang out as a family, and there are lots of inter-active things for the kids to do.






























Jesaiah's favorite part is the collosal squid. They show a 3D movie on how they caught it and then they have it preserved in a case on display.




They also have all the native animals stuffed and on display too, as well as the dinosaur fossils that have been found in NZ, which there are too many of.








It is probably one of the nicer musuems I've been too, and it's free! They do have certain exhibits that have an admission price, but you don't have to go to those.







We did go and see the one they had for the past couple of months, it was called "A Day in Pompeii". There was a 3D movie on the catasrophe and how it happened and then there were all sorts of artifacts and the body casts of people killed in the eruption. It was a very good exhibit, and the kids enjoyed learning about the volcano and how it affected Pompeii.

Friday, 23 April 2010

Te Papa

I'll start posting with our visits to the National museum in Wellington called Te Papa. We've been there twice now, once on a Sunday afternoon and once during the school holidays. Admission is free so we only have to pay for parking. It is about 25 minutes away in downtown Wellington right on the water. We have only seen about 2 of the 4 floors. It is a very large, very nice museum. It is a fun place to go and hang out as a family, and there are lots of inter-active things for the kids to do.






























Jesaiah's favorite part is the collosal squid. They show a 3D movie on how they caught it and then they have it preserved in a case on display.




They also have all the native animals stuffed and on display too, as well as the dinosaur fossils that have been found in NZ, which there are too many of.








It is probably one of the nicer musuems I've been too, and it's free! They do have certain exhibits that have an admission price, but you don't have to go to those.







We did go and see the one they had for the past couple of months, it was called "A Day in Pompeii". There was a 3D movie on the catasrophe and how it happened and then there were all sorts of artifacts and the body casts of people killed in the eruption. It was a very good exhibit, and the kids enjoyed learning about the volcano and how it affected Pompeii.

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Stay Tuned...

Ok. I have been really bad about posting anything on our blog! For that I am very sorry. I have several things I need/want to post, but can't just now. First of all I have to re-learn how to do everything (because it has been so long since I posted anything). So please bear with me and stay tuned, I am working on getting back into it!

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Stay Tuned...

Ok. I have been really bad about posting anything on our blog! For that I am very sorry. I have several things I need/want to post, but can't just now. First of all I have to re-learn how to do everything (because it has been so long since I posted anything). So please bear with me and stay tuned, I am working on getting back into it!

Thursday, 15 April 2010

What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow Up?!

Some random things our kids said at the dinner table last night. Out of the mouth of babes...

Jesaiah - 'I wanna be a paleontologist when I grow up. Then I can travel all over the world and look for old things and draw them. And when I am done for the day, then I can be a missionary in that country.'

Taliah - 'I wanna be an author when I grow up, because I like to write and I can make up good stories.'

Zachy - 'I wanna be a worker and build things like Daddy and be a pastor and teach people who don't know Jesus.'

Dariah - 'When I grow up, I wanna play pink drums and be a spy. A good spy.'

So what do you wanna be when you grow up? I am still trying to figure out that question. I guess it helps if I would/could grow up, huh? Maybe in a few years or so. Or maybe never. ;-)

What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow Up?!

Some random things our kids said at the dinner table last night. Out of the mouth of babes...

Jesaiah - 'I wanna be a paleontologist when I grow up. Then I can travel all over the world and look for old things and draw them. And when I am done for the day, then I can be a missionary in that country.'

Taliah - 'I wanna be an author when I grow up, because I like to write and I can make up good stories.'

Zachy - 'I wanna be a worker and build things like Daddy and be a pastor and teach people who don't know Jesus.'

Dariah - 'When I grow up, I wanna play pink drums and be a spy. A good spy.'

So what do you wanna be when you grow up? I am still trying to figure out that question. I guess it helps if I would/could grow up, huh? Maybe in a few years or so. Or maybe never. ;-)