Wednesday, August 21, 2013

West Chester and the Brandywine Passport...aka most of August

We have been exploring the Brandywine Valley. After the Delaware Children's Museum and the Brandywine River Museum we managed to hit up some other area attractions. We have done a great job goofing off before the start of the semester demands otherwise. The other good news is that there are a ridiculous number of fantastic attractions right around where we live. First we went to the Smith Playground in Philadelphia.




 Then we went to Longwood Gardens.



Admiring the Italian Garden


Evelyn sizing up the topiary.

Festival of Fountains

In the Conservatory



We also went to the Delaware Natural History Museum.
 We went to the Delaware Art Museum and enjoyed the Labyrinth.

Sydney was pretty proud of herself for getting to the middle first!

Eventually we all made it!
 We went to Winterthur and visited the Enchanted Woods (children's garden).






Not surprisingly, the girls enjoyed the Touch it! room a bit more than the "look with your eyes" house tour.
 We went to the Hagley Musem ("where the DuPont story begins").


 Scientists in the making?
 Our three little astronauts!



 Bottle rocket!


We even managed to get to a Blue Rocks (minor league Kansas City Royals affiliate) game.
Sydney posing with Rocky. Evelyn was (understandably) a little unnerved by the mascot.





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