Day 4 - Museo De Los Ninos

We woke up early this morning to a cloudy-with-a-chance-of-rain kind of day. We decided to postpone the IRTRA park for a sunnier day and head instead to the Children's Museum "Museo de los Ninos." I wasn't sure what to expect but I knew other adopting families had enjoyed it. After another breakfast of muffins from our new favorite bakery, we caught a taxi and headed over to the Museum.



WOW!!! What a treat it was! For Q35 each, or $4.50US, we were able to enjoy the museum for hours. We were so impressed with the quality of the museum. First of all, there were employees at each exhibit area who personally demonstrated their area. For example, they had a circular "tent" with constellations at the domed top, and with the black light, we had to identify constellations on our cards. A lot of the staff were able to speak in English, but even in Spanish, we think we understood a lot of it. Outside, there was a great park for the kids, a re-created Mayan ball court, and a climbing wall. We were thrilled that Luis asked to try it out (see the picture above). He loved it! There were exhibits on electricity, global warming, bubbles, germs/medicine, and this huge room with these vacuum tubes that carry plastic balls to a giant container on the roof. When the container gets full, it opens up and dumps all the balls out. It's like the giant buckets of water that tip over at the pools in The Woodlands. Anyways, we must have spent an hour in the ball room, and it is hard to say who had more fun - the grownups or the kids! There was also a giant Guatemalan flag made out of Legos.

The skies were still grey and cloudy when we returned to the hotel, but alas, once again the kids were begging to go to the hotel pool again. It sprinkled a little but I guess when you're in the pool, it doesn't matter - you're already wet. At least that is how Caroline convinced us to go. It is still amazing to me each day how much Luis loves the pool. I am so grateful for the ways he is choosing to trust us.

After the pool, we cleaned up since it was time for dinner. We decided we were getting tired of pizza (except Christopher) but read about a quaint restaurant that served seafood, paninis, pasta, and brick-oven pizza. Well, we got there and realized that it was a restaurant much more suited towards a romantic date than a casual family night out. With a quick "Lo Siento", we were out of there and headed (ugh) back to Pizza Hut. Thankfully, we ordered a chicken vegetable pasta in addition to the kids cheese pizza, so all of us were pleased. Christopher called tonight's dinner "The Best Mistake Ever."

Now the kiddos are all in bed, sleeping, and I continue to be amazed with the way our family is growing together. Good night!