"Brrr!"
Touching the "Brrr!" in the Discovery center
After all those days in Delaware, we weren't quite finished with our travels. We flew into Pittsburgh and after driving around, exploring F's grandparents' old neighborhood, finally locating the hotel where we had reservations (Don't recommend mapquest!) we went to dinner at Eat'n Park with a family friend. The next morning we started our big day in Pittsburgh. First we had to do a driving tour of Carnegie Mellon University, Shadyside and Squirrel Hill, F's haunts from his college days. They're close to the Carnegie museums, so it was convenient to do so while we waited for the museums to open.
Our first stop was the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (we saw some of the Art one too). I thought C would enjoy the Natural History portions more than the Art. She was most interested in the animals on the second floor. It was cute to watch her point to each animal and try to label it. Lions became "kitties", as did tigers and all other forms of cats. The deer was labeled "hos" (horse in C-speak), as was the camel. She got the giraffe right, but the hippo was "pig". The best part of the museum though was the Children's Discovery Center in the lower level of the museum. There was a bear mounted just like in the exhibits upstairs, but children were allowed to touch it. C made a beeline for it when we walked in, very excited to see the "Brr!" With F's help, she touched it and I was glad we've been working with her on soft, nice touches with the cats. She explored all sorts of Child-size and exploration exhibits in the area. She touched shark's teeth, tried to kiss a turtle through the glass of it's aquarium, and felt lots of different textures from natural objects. She was so excited about everything! It was fun to watch her explore.
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