This past Tuesday, Evan had taken the day off to take Elisabeth to her class field trip to see a movie. But, then we decided to bump it up a notch and take a family field trip instead.
Denver has a Nature and Science Museum that we had never visited before and we heard that they had a pirate exhibit. Once we all heard the word pirate, we were sold.
So, we called saying Ebeth wouldn't be coming to school that day and headed out to Denver for the day.
Believe it or not, I completely forgot my camera at home. I know! That is like leaving one of the kids behind! So, you'll have to settle for my phone and Evan's phone pictures. :)
The museum is quite large. Not only is an entire day's worth of exploring, it's jam packed full of awesome exhibits. We visited the wild nature exhibit, the space exhibit and the rock and gem exhibit.
We ate lunch at their T. Rex Cafe, which had excellent food at reasonable prices! I was expecting to fork over my arm and leg for the girls' meals, but they were only $3.95 each. Plus, the kids' macaroni and cheese was super yummy.Then, we made our way to the Pirate exhibit. The kids all got a treasure map when they entered the pirate exhibit. Julia thought that was flipping awesome.
We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but the entire exhibit was amazing. A crew of historians had set out in search of a well known pirate ship that had sunk while trying to make it back to the East Coast (Rhode Island, I think?). Anyway, they were able to find it and bring up some of the things from the sunken ship including some of the eating supplies, treasure, cannons and a lot more. It was so interesting and we all loved it.
We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but the entire exhibit was amazing. A crew of historians had set out in search of a well known pirate ship that had sunk while trying to make it back to the East Coast (Rhode Island, I think?). Anyway, they were able to find it and bring up some of the things from the sunken ship including some of the eating supplies, treasure, cannons and a lot more. It was so interesting and we all loved it.When you left the exhibit, the kids exchanged their treasure maps for a pirate hat and a "tattoo".
After the pirates, we wandered over to the Prehistoric exhibit.
The bone that Kayleigh is pretending to nosh on is an actual bone from a triceratop's leg!!!
This little old man was a wealth of knowledge. He was peppy and informative and obviously loved volunteering at the museum. I love it when the people in the exhibits are so enthusiastic about what they know and love.
Lastly, we headed over to the health exhibit. Next to the pirates, this was my absolute favorite. This picture I took:
Was an actual human digestive system. Someone donated their body to science and this was preserved and now used to show you how a granola bar is digested in your body. Each little jar next to the digestive system was the granola bar at a different stage of it's trip through you. It was fascinating!!! And Julia was in awe of the poop in a jar. I think she finally realized why we all poop after that illustrative explanation.
After the pirates, we wandered over to the Prehistoric exhibit. 
The bone that Kayleigh is pretending to nosh on is an actual bone from a triceratop's leg!!!
This little old man was a wealth of knowledge. He was peppy and informative and obviously loved volunteering at the museum. I love it when the people in the exhibits are so enthusiastic about what they know and love.
Lastly, we headed over to the health exhibit. Next to the pirates, this was my absolute favorite. This picture I took:
Was an actual human digestive system. Someone donated their body to science and this was preserved and now used to show you how a granola bar is digested in your body. Each little jar next to the digestive system was the granola bar at a different stage of it's trip through you. It was fascinating!!! And Julia was in awe of the poop in a jar. I think she finally realized why we all poop after that illustrative explanation.They had a bunch of different stations that showed you how your body worked or how different things effect your body.
They also had a play area for small kiddos.
And a science lab where you actually got to do experiments. Elisabeth spent most of her time in there and we didn't see her for over an hour.
Julia found the very fun impression peg board thingy. Pink baby had a turn...
Evan had a turn...
And Julia really threw herself into it...
We were at the museum for 6 full hours and really only got to see half of what we wanted to see. There were still three other exhibits we didn't even get to! I told the girls we'd definitely be making another trip before we moved.
They also had a play area for small kiddos.
And a science lab where you actually got to do experiments. Elisabeth spent most of her time in there and we didn't see her for over an hour.
Julia found the very fun impression peg board thingy. Pink baby had a turn...
Evan had a turn...
And Julia really threw herself into it...
We were at the museum for 6 full hours and really only got to see half of what we wanted to see. There were still three other exhibits we didn't even get to! I told the girls we'd definitely be making another trip before we moved. 
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