Possibly a future drummer and engineer.....

Uncle Patrick and Eliza were in Louisiana a few weekends ago.  We decided to meet half way between Houston and Baton Rouge just for the day, which wound up being in Lake Charles.  We found a small children's museum that kept the girls wide-eyed.  We learned that Natalie was a natural on the drums.  Honestly, she quickly had the posture and the look of a drummer.  It was so funny to see an almost 2 year old look like she belongs in a band.

Our little engineer, Claire, was kept quite busy.  She is always the one trying to figure out how something works.  She gets this little look (that usually involves her eyebrows) when she is deep in thought.  She is a very determined child and has tons of patience.  We'll just let you guess which parent she takes after.

So....Natalie hoards.  She walks around the house with as many toys as she can fit in her hands.  She tries to bring them to the dinner table.  She'll try to read a book with her blankie, baby doll, handful of goldfish, and a random lego or two.  She never wants to put anything down.  She only wants to add to her collection.  Well, you can guess how the "supermarket" exhibit was for Natalie.  Let's just say, it wasn't easy getting her to let go of this cart.

 

Oh, and here is Claire waiting on her sweet customer and then ringing her up with a little help.

The girls also loved this noodle maze.  I love this pic because of her little legs and feet sticking out at the bottom.

The girls also enjoyed the race car tracks, the iguana, and of course the play area with a tunnel.