Pirates!

Marina is on Spring Break, so we went to see the new Pirate Exhibit today with our friend Bethany. Apparently, many other people did too. The Museum was packed, but we had fun anyway. We spent time at the space exhibit where Marina asked an astronaut on Mars a question about his weather research. In the hall of gems and minerals, she was most excited by the gems - most of all the aquamarines, her birthstone.

After lunch, we checked out the health exhibit and the dinosaurs. Marina made her own pirate hat before we went in to see them. The pirate exhibit was very interesting. We learned quite a bit about real pirates, some of which was very dark. But Marina seemed to deal with that well. Her favorite part was the treasure map she was given to find activities through the exhibit. She also enjoyed looking at the treasure on display. She even weighed some gold. At the end she spoke with a pirate. She informed him the gem and mineral all was 33 paces from the main entrance. He was pleased. As we left, she got a parrot stamp for her hand. By then we were quite tired and ready to head home.