Exposition Park--3 in 1

The boys and I are loving our weekly museum days. This last week we headed to Exposition Park (across the street from USC) to cross three fun things off of our bucket list.  

First up, Natural History Museum. Supposedly they just did a major remodel and we really liked it. T still doesn't have the patience to read anything about any exhibit, but he does enjoy running around like a crazy man from one thing to the next...and seeing the dinos was his favorite!

I loved, loved the rock exhibit. There were hundreds of gorgeous stones and rocks--including some breath-taking diamonds.

The butterfly exhibit was well worth the extra few dollars. Talmage really wanted a butterfly to land on him (like it did on that grandpa's head) but unfortunately it didn't happen this time. We did have a fun time looking at them though.

 T and his T-Rex friends.

Talmage just got a new book from Grandma called Mammoth and Me so he was really excited to see this Mammoth and take his picture with it.

After leaving the NHM, we walked next door to the Exposition Park Rose Gardens. There were tons of beautiful flowers and it was the perfect place to eat a snack and shake our sillies out.

Lastly, we went to the California Science Center. This was actually on my to-do list and I hadn't realized it was right next door to the other two. I'm so glad we went...it is the perfect place for kids.

Everything in this museum was hands-on and science based. Talmage had so much fun touching EVERYTHING! One part of the museum focuses on ecosystems and there was a whole aquarium (funded by the Monterey Bay Aquarium). It was amazing!

We finished our afternoon with froyo at Yogurtland (my new favorite place). I couldn't shovel it into Evie's mouth fast enough, hence the grumpy mug. I hadn't planned to be gone so long so we hadn't had lunch, so I don't blame him. T was so happy. Really, really happy. And while they both slept on the drive home, I got lost and ended up in Chinatown. Always an adventure!