Check this kid out! He scored two goals last week and he's becoming such a determined soccer player. I'm so proud of him. It's really fun to watch.
In addition to soccer, we had a pretty fun last couple days. We decided to go to Nankin Mills Nature Center which we'd never been to before.
It was recommended by a friend and it's close, so we checked it out. It was pretty cool and it was free which is even better. It was formerly a mill on the Rouge River, owned by Henry Ford. Now it's a museum/nature center. They had Michigan native snakes and turtles and fish on the first floor, and tons of historical pictures and artifacts on the second and third.
The animals were cool, but we passed this guy on the way in, so seeing them behind glass was a bit anti-climatic.
It was very interesting to learn about Henry Ford some more. What an amazing man. He was friends with Thomas Edison and President Hoover and they had pictures of them sitting around on lawn chairs chatting. How cool would that be? They also had replicas of Native Americans that lived in the area long ago. They looked so real that I startled as I walked around the corner and saw them. The only bummer during the trip was that all the voice recordings that were supposed to describe the displays were broken. Benjamin wanted to show that fact in his picture.
Of course, what trip would be complete without water?!
So we spent forever at the bridge and later, as I was getting Christian in the car, they jumped a fence and sloshed through ankle-deep mud down to the river itself. Never go anywhere without a change of clothes (and shoes!) with my kids.
Today we went to the Passport to Safety put on by the local police and fire departments. It is a yearly event we always attend. The kids get to sit on police motorcycles, get in ambulances, fire trucks, swat cars, and get lots of free stuff.
Benjamin said he liked the ambulance best. He spent a good 20 minutes in there quizzing the paramedic on everything he saw. We also rode the shuttle golf cart around and around the parking lot. We'd gotten a great parking spot, so we didn't need the shuttle, but the kids wanted to ride it anyway, so we did. Benjamin was also insistent that he get his picture taken with Sparky the Fire Dog.
It was funny how excited he was about it! "Let's go see Sparky and say hi! I want to talk to him. Although, I bet he'll only bark since he's a dog." With the Easter Bunny he was totally onto the scam, but Sparky was a different story.
Throughout all these trips, this is Christian:
He's such an easy kid to have around. Just had to be careful to keep his little bald head in the shade because he refused to allow me to put a hat or sunglasses on him. But he loved the sights and smiled at everyone. So fun! So happy for nice weather and fun things to do.
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