Ohio - COSI

Harper and I recently checked state #46 off her list—Ohio!
We started our adventure at COSI - Center of Science and Industry- an interactive science museum.

We learned about electrical power

energy efficiency

and different types of fuel.

Harper tried the air cannon

and this spinning table.

She pretended to be a meteorologist

and was on the front page of the newspaper.

She wasn't a fan of the vaccines exhibit

but liked learning about balancing.

Her favorite section was the Oceans exhibit.

We had a great time and learned a lot at COSI.

More Indy Fun

 We ate some fantastic food in Indianapolis!
The breakfast at our hotel was a perfect way to start our days

and we chose breakfast for lunch at Lincoln Square Pancake House.

When I suggested The Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner, Harper asked

"Well how old is is???"

She ended up loving the pasta and the spumoni ice cream too!

Punch Bowl Social was a fun place near our hotel.

We bowled

and played cornhole

and shot some baskets too!

They had my favorite game - skeeball

and Harper's favorite -- air hockey!

We had so much fun in Indiana!

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

 The Children's Museum in Indianapolis is the largest one in the world!

Harper got to touch a dinosaur bone that was over 60 million years old.

The space exhibit was pretty cool

and we learned about exercising with no gravity.

The exhibits were very hands on

and there was so much to do!

Our favorite exhibit was the Sports Legends Experience.

Harper found out how hockey players balance

and shot some baskets.

There was a huge track and Harper took off running.

It was HOT outside, and I saw a sign saying the track was 1/2 mile long. 
So I waited for her at the Finish Line and she made it around pretty quickly!

The Indiana Fever weren't playing while we were in town, but we got to pretend that we saw them!

Harper played hockey

and I tried kicking a field goal!

There was so much to see and do at the Children's Museum!

Indianapolis Zoo

One of our favorite places was the Indianapolis Zoo.

We were surprised by how close we could get to the animals.
We walked on a path right through the kangaroo habitat.

This meerkat seemed interested in Harper

and the walrus was too!

Harper made a pressed penny souvenir.

We saw bears

and elephants

and rhinos

and emus too! 

We saw a really cool dolphin show

but our overall favorite was the Flamingo mingle!

We sat on the ground while the zookeepers released about a dozen
flamingoes from their enclosure to mingle with us!

We loved getting such a close look at these unique birds.

It was a perfect day at the Indianapolis Zoo!