We’re Going to Mars, Part II

April 28th, we’re back at the museum to actually check out the exhibit! We had a free pass, but apparently there’s like admission, and then there’s exhibit admission… whatever! Anyway, here’s Ian being spun around and trying to choose all of the black circles out of the blocks. Apparently astronauts need to be able to do this sort of thing. See this image larger.

Almost done! Ready to throw up yet? See this image larger.

Ian hopped into a harness to experience what gravity would be like if we were on Mars. See this image larger.

It looks more like a kidapault to me! See this image larger.

His mission was to bounce off the floor and touch the far wall, without hitting the ceiling or getting a wedgie. See this image larger.

Mission Accomplished! See this image larger.

Nina tried it too, but I think Ian’s weight made it more appropriate for him. See this image larger.

Mommy and Nina in a spaceship! See this image larger.

Ian shows up too. What a nice grin! See this image larger.

Ian the astronaut!!! See this image larger.

Nina the astronaut!!! See this image larger.

Ian’s first planetarium visit! We went on a journey in a spaceship, and he kept asking where we were, as if the video was real! See this image larger.

Somehow I don’t think this turned out right. See this image larger.

You can probably make out me taking the picture on the right, and Ian playing toward the bottom… Melissa and Nina are in the shot too, towards the back. This is some kind of weird visualizing technology. See this image larger.

“Ian, look out! Lion!” (I love that he’s a sport about stuff like this… I asked him to look a little terrified and he pulled it off!) See this image larger.

The carousel is minutes of fun! See this image larger.

So long, Mars museum, we had fun! For weeks after this, and really until present — Nina sometimes says “We go to Mars at ‘zeeum!” See this image larger.

April 30th, up until this day, Ian had been sleeping on a mattress on the floor. It was pretty obvious that it was time for a big boy bed. So we shopped around for a good long time, four different days total — and and finally ended up picking this one out. Getting the bed frame home was actually pretty easy… once again my Honda Civic did the trick. Careful insertion from the passenger side and rotating back toward the trunk, with the seats folded down made it possible. Getting his new mattress home would not be so easy, would have to wait a week, would require a master plan… See this image larger.