Treehouse Museum

Last week I was a chaperone for Gage's field trip to the Ogden Treehouse Museum. I was so glad that I was able to go. Gage was so excited that I was going. I only hope him thinking I'm "cool" lasts a long time.

I was assigned a total of 4 kids to chaperone over (keep track of) including Gage. Our color was orange and we named ourselves the Tigers. Aren't I a cool chaperone already? I just named them for fun. We rode the bus to Ogden and then were divided into 3 groups. We went to three different stations and then the kids were able to do some free play at the museum.

I was so glad I brought my camera. I remember hating getting pictures taken of me growing up. Not Gage. He's definitely not camera shy.

The first station included learning about kings, queens, and knights. Gage was selected to demonstrate the king attire. While walking to the next station, a girl came up to Gage and told him he looked nice in his Knight clothes. Gage kinda ignored her, but I thought it was sweet.

The next station consisted of making Scepters. At this point, Gage looked over at me and said, "I'm so glad you're here mommy." Then the girl chimed in and said she was too.

At the final station, the kids put on a play. The worker in the picture narrated the story and would tell the kids what to say. Gage wasn't able to participate in the play at first since he had been chosen earlier to be the knight at the first station. However, none of the kids would really play along with the worker and would just giggle or shake their heads no when asked to repeat something. It got so bad that the main character, Drummond the Fool, ran off the stage. The teacher asked Gage if he would step in and play the part. I am really not being biased here, but Gage stole the show. He repeated everything the worker said and even added a few lines of his own. The crowd was roaring in laughter. Gage ended up winning the princess' heart and they were married.

After the stations, the kids were left to have free play. Well, there was no keeping track of my tigers. I had no clue where they were. Luckily, we all made it back on the bus. It was such a fun day. I am so thankful I get the opportunity to have these experiences with my kids.