On Labor Day weekend Stephen was on-call for work, so we weren’t able to leave the Valley. That meant, we needed to find something indoors to do. We decided to visit the Arizona Science Center. The exhibits were meant for kids a little older than Silas and Cooper, but the boys still enjoyed  it. 

They experienced a bit of rough weather in the meteorology gallery. Lightning flashed, hurricane winds blew, rain fell, and the heat {lamps} blazed. At the earthquake exhibit, they were to build a house out of blocks on an unstable surface and then shake their house to see how sturdy it was.

Silas especially enjoyed his crazy selfies in the digital gallery, while Cooper thought the water wheels were pretty cool. We watched a demonstration on the states of matter as the teacher manipulated liquid nitrogen. In the section about the human body, Silas and I put the human organs puzzle together and walked on a balance bridge demonstrating how our inner ears help keep our bodies upright on uneven surfaces. There was even a snare drum that beat to the rhythm of your pulse. Brynn’s heartbeat was the fastest of all of us.

The Science Center is located near several historic brick buildings and bungalows–one of which houses the iconic Pizzeria Bianco. We thought we’d try this famous pizza place, and it lived up to its reputation. Though the restaurant wasn’t really for kids, the wait staff were graciously accommodating. Our pizzas were delicious! I loved the crust and the fresh basil.

The temps were in the 90’s, so after supper, we could stroll around the historic buildings without melting. I took a picture of this little garden plot because it shows the contrast between the landscape Stephen and I grew up with and the landscape our kids are growing up with. Love our three little desert rats!