Children's Museum in Jackson

As I mentioned {HERE}, we took a little two day trip up to Jackson to visit Derek earlier this month, and we did it again this past weekend. It worked out perfectly. I would wake up early on the morning we were traveling and get the car packed before Shelby woke up, and then once she was up and had breakfast we would hit the road. After the 3 hour drive, Derek was able to help us get our things unloaded, feed Shelby her lunch, and get her down for a nap. Since he was post-call on both days we arrived in Jackson, Derek would sleep while Shelby napped. While the two of them napped, I got to do a little shopping/errands in Jackson. :) Since we were staying in a hotel, we had the excuse to eat out at fun restaurants that we don't have in Biloxi--Jason's Deli & Zaxby's topped that list! So it kind of felt like a mini-vacay! :) On our first trip to Jackson, we went to the children's museum on Derek's day off. We weren't sure how age-appropriate it would be for Shelby, but I am SO glad we decided to try it out b/c it was a-maz-ing and she absolutely LOVED it! Derek & I even had a blast! ;)

{feeling how strong an earthquake is}

{crawling through tunnels}

{going down a slide--pure joy on both of their faces!}

{this was really cool for toddlers--it was a loft area that was entirely padded with little walls to climb over and tunnels to go through..it was perfect for Shelby!}

{this was so fun--a dishwasher & cabinets with plastic dishes to load & unload}

{fun with the puppet theater!}

{Shelby enjoyed this activity for quite some time..it was just a bunch of velcro foam blocks with a velcro wall to stick them on..but she loved it!}

{a life-size scrabble game}

{Daddy showing Shelby how to use the bulldozer to move logs...I'm pretty sure Derek enjoyed this more than Shelby!}

{building a house}

There was a little kindergarten class at the museum on a field trip while we were there, and the teacher part of my heart ached just a little bit. This would make a perfect field trip destination for any grade level in elementary school...there was so much to do for every age, even the grown-ups! It was such a fun memory to experience this with Shelby. She just had so much fun! If you live near Jackson, MS or ever find yourself there for a visit, this should definitely be on your list of things to do!

I will try to get another post up soon about our second visit to Jackson!