Explora!

We've discovered  a new favorite place to go in Albuquerque. I'd been there as a kid and remembered it as being really fun, but I didn't think that Erik was old enough to appreciate it so we hadn't really planned on going any time soon. Then, one day we were going to be in ABQ for the afternoon and called Mom Mower and Aunt Abby to see if they wanted to meet up with us somewhere in town. They chose Explora, and we decided to give it a try.
To my surprise, Erik loved Explora more than he's loved any other place in his life. I've never seen him so engaged in anything for such a long time. He was fascinated by all the interesting things around him and actually played and explored clear through his whole nap time without every acting tired in the slightest. We've been back several times now, with Nate and Kate and with my family and it has yet to fail to hold the same fascination for all of us. I won't even try to show you all the neat exhibits and activities, here's just a few shots to give you an idea of what this place is like.

Exploring the effect of slope on the trajectory of a moving object.

Animating a movie with Aunt Abby.

One of the most beloved areas, TRAINS!

Drawing circles with Daddy.

Another favorite; giant bubbles!

Exploring electricity.

With even more exhibits on light, sound, water, music, air flow, color, etc we've killed many hours here already and plan to do so again soon!