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Some mornings I am so grateful that I live so near Washington, D.C.
For instance, this morning, our playgroup was cancelled due to a couple cases of the sniffles. The sky was overcast, and the babies were restless. I sat down by my three-year-old and said, “Mommy wants to do something fun with you today. What would you like to do?”
Widget said, “Ride in a rocketship, Mom!”
We can do that.
I bundled them into the car, with jackets and snacks, called a friend with two girls, and we all headed out to the Goddard Space Flight Center’s Visitor Center for a fun morning with huge pictures of stars, planets, and galaxies; a model of the Hubble Telescope and the instruments inside, and the piece de resistance … an actual Gemini capsule.
They’ve added a preschool area with legos, helmets, models, and dress-up outfits, but everyone’s favorite is still the Gemini capsule, with all the flippable switches, and the outdoor rocket garden.
Even Little Bear climbed right in the capsule, leaned in towards the control panel, and wanted to play. Atta boy, LB! And atta girls for the two girls that came with us! And of course for my little Widget, my dreamer and my doer, the little boy who wanted to ride in a rocket ship today more than anything.
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Love the picture!
