Kulick Center

When we first moved here to Michigan, Connor and are were always on the hunt to find something new to do. I thought maybe if I got out and began to make new friends for he and I, I would be able to battle my feelings about moving to a new area. We stumbled upon the Kulick Center, which reminded me a lot of a playgym in Portland we used to love going to. For $2, your child can play in the gym, which includes a bounce house, hockey, gymnastics mats, balls and such. Once their attention span putters out, you can walk across the hall to another room that is filled with a kitchen, blocks, trucks, and more mats to jump on. It was a sanity saver in the beginning of our new adventure. We're about 40 mins from it now, so we'll just reminisce since we probably won't be going back there any time soon!

Connor checking out the bounce house

We moved on to hockey pretty quick..such a boy!

He plays by his own rules :p

Look Mom!

He shoots...He scores!

In the other play area

Fixing things

If only he could do that at home :p

Can't forget the stuffed animals

Tuck...and roll

He's met a new friend already : )

And another...

Trying to drag him out of there : )

Ann Arbor Hands On Museum

Another day, another exploration! Ryan was going away to a Michigan State football for the day with some coworkers, so Connor and I decided to venture out to Ann Arbor and try out their museum. Our first stop was Tim Hortons for a little lunch, and then a peaceful drive to our destination while Connor napped.

When we got there and paid, the first thing we noticed was a set of stairs that were in the shape of piano keys. When you walked up them, they made music like in the movie "Big". It was quite the hit. Connor ran up and down the stairs just so he could listen to the music lol. We proceeded to some more exhibits, such as foam blocks to build, an ambulance to explore, train tables, an exhibit on the human body and much more. After roaming and playing, we came across a toddler room, which was much more appropriate for his age & size. They had a water table, dress up, books, puzzles and so much more. We spent about 2 hours there, and I felt bad leaving because he had so much fun there. We will be back, but for $8 a person I wasn't overly impressed. It seemed pricey for a children's museum! Pictures are worth a thousand words : )

The piano keys 

 Checking out someone else lol

 Sharing with me : )

Choo-Choo!

 Trying out the gurney

When Connor pedaled, the skeleton's bones moved to show which bones you were using.

I think he was confused : )

 Playing music with flip-flops

Blowing the balloon around

Enclosing himself in a giant bubble

Using different household items to see if they made bubbles. Great experiment!!

Brushing for fossils

Cleaning the rocks

Checking out the fish

Playing with magnets

A typical pretend phone conversation with Connor:

"Hi, Grandma? Ok, bye-bye!"

Short and sweet : ) Just like him!

Cranking the traffic light

Dance show

Making the guitar play

Watching how bees work

Funnel fun! (Say that 10 times fast!)

Firefighter Connor to the rescue!

This was a great water table : )

Playing with the animals

Still at the water table..

Haha, I wish I would have left his hair long for this one :p

A firefighter who can fight puzzles = awesome!

Discovering the effects of light

One of my FAVORITE pictures of him : )

Vroom, Vroom!

Detroit isn't called Motor City for nothin'! If you've been living under a rock your entire life, then you wouldn't know that Detroit is the home to all of the major car companies that are American made. One perk to that is we get museums dedicated to them, including Ford & Chrysler. Tiffany, Marc & Colin invited us to check out the Chrysler museum with them one weekend (Ryan was working on the new house) and it gave us a chance to step back in time and see the progression of the automobile.

I was quite impressed with the way the museum was set up. On the main floor and upper floor they have models of old cars with facts and trivia on them, and on the lower level the little ones could sit in the driver/passenger side and pretend to drive. They also had an area where they could make their own car, and then get "feedback" from the board members on whether or not the car was a viable option. It was cute, and Connor and Colin ran around the entire time awing at cars. BOYS!

Checkin out the car

The only car seats you can actually stand on and get away with it :p

Look Ma, no hands!

He's got some time...

Cool car #1

Cool car #2

Designing his car

Colin's turn

Cool car #3

Cool car #4

Cool car #5

Cool car #6

Cool car #7

In awe : )

The seat vibrated based on the engine you chose, he wasn't amused at first lol!

Colin wasn't amused either :p

I turned around, and he manged to climb up the exhibit to press the button Haha!!