New Mexico Museum of Space History

Since Anya is so interested in space we decided to drive up to Alamogordo, New Mexico on her birthday to take her to the space museum. She was on cloud nine!!!!! It was such a wonderful day and she loved looking at everything. Eric really enjoyed it, too! Anya's favorite part was seeing the Moon Rock.... she was practically giddy about the fact that she was standing next to a piece of the Moon. :)

While we were there we watched a planetarium show on the the planets and an IMAX movie on the Hubble telescope. The kids thought it was so cool!

We ended the day at Red Lobster (Anya's birthday dinner choice) and Cold Stone Creamery (her dessert choice). It was a fantastic end to an awesome birthday weekend!!!

 Waiting for the IMAX movie to start

 Anya and Mommy at the museum

 Checking out the rockets

 Whispering into the satellite. There was another one on the opposite

side and you could hear the whispers. The kids thought it was really

cool!

 Anya sitting on the F-1 Rocket Engine

Mercury Capsule Reproduction

 The kids inside the Mercury Capsule

 MOON ROCK!!!!

 Flight Simulator - Landing a Space Shuttle

 Anya inside the space station

 Space Food

 Anya & a rocket

 Anya learning about combustion

 Anya hugged almost EVERY exhibit... she LOVED this stuff!!!!

 Ham the Astrochimp's capsule

 Eric LOVED Ham!

 Anya was reading about the members of the Space Hall

of Fame and Eric told her he needed a hug so she held

him while she was reading. They are so sweet!

 Meteorites

 Red Lobster

 Mmmmm... crab legs!

 Daddy and Anya

HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY ANYA KATHERINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!