Pirates and a Pony

Yesterday was one of those crazy, on-the-go-all-day kind of days for us. It was great but we were exhausted by the end of it! We started off at the science museum with Pop. There's a traveling exhibit called "Real Pirates," which leaves next week, so we had to go back one more time to see it. Brown Bear even came along for the ride!The boys, of course, absolutely love anything to do with pirates, and this exhibit is really well done. The exhibit tells the story of the Whydah, a pirate ship that sank off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. We saw real pirate treasure (the only real pirate treasure ever discovered) and even got to touch some. Will and Henry even came home with some pirate treasure and spyglasses (thanks, Pop!).

Arrgh!

After the museum, we went across the street to let the boys run up and down the hill (or mountain, as Henry calls it) in Hermann Park. We had lunch with Pop and then it was home for a quick nap (for Mommy and Will) and quiet time (for Daddy and Henry) before heading off to a birthday party north of Kingwood. It was a hike out there but so worth it!

Henry's best buddy from school, Ben, turned three and we just couldn't miss his party, especially when we heard that they have a pony and were offering pony rides around their yard. This was Henry's first pony ride. Look at that smile!

Pirates + Pop + ponies = the perfect day for my little boys!