Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing, a very cool hands-on place for kids and site of Cousin Samantha's 8th birthday party
Here's the party room with lights! Funny because when we got there, a big storm had gone through and knocked out the
power for some of the party. Not to fear, it came back on and all the kids had a great time
Birthday cookie!
There's the birthday girl now
Lots of exhibits
And tons of things for the kids to do
Here's Jared watching Grandpa Travis maneuver a replica moon rover
Jared playing with the tennis ball catapult
Jared in a monster eyeball display
And now Jared moves intto the chest, traveling out the heart through the aorta
Samantha and her friends "camping" around the "campfire." The theme of the party was "Camp Rock" which is a Disney thing I have no knowledge of whatsoever
Jared getting in on the discussion of bugs and germs
The kids got to hand-craft some germs, very fun in a weird sort of way heh
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Samantha...
Daddy hanging back with Little D, enjoying the party
Raspberry!
Samantha checking out all the gifts
Jared helping out his cousin with some of the presents
Samantha opening one of our gifts, The Last Unicorn DVD (Daddy loved this one as a kid - still do)
Happy birthday cousin
After the party, a few of us headed out to DeLuca's, an italian restaurant in Lansing that we've gone to occasionally for sheesh, about 20 years now I think.
Smartly, we gave the kids a table all to themselves
And the rest of the group
Grandma Ginny tickling her littled grandson
DeLuca's in motion!
Jared posing with Grandpa Travis and Grandma Ginny for the goodbye shot