A trip to museum - A photographic essay by Kate Albertyn

On Friday, armed with only a wooden spoon and the threat of Going Home Immediately if anyone misbehaved, I took 4 six year olds to the museum on my own.  Four rather exuberant six year olds.  (None of them are the shy retiring types).  It went surprisingly well.  It helped that as we arrived the chap at the front desk played along with me.  I asked him in a stern voice what the rules of the museum were and in response he pointed at the CCTV camera saying "No running, no screaming and remember... there are cameras everywhere watching..."  All four kids nodded and looked suitably tamed.  

The kids were SO excited, they love the museum.  There is a very fun / very scary dinosaur section which is a huge hit.

I only had to remind them about 17 times not to run or shout, which is quite good considering. I am quite proud of them for all being so well behaved and I am even more proud of myself for surviving it all.

After the museum we went to the Company Gardens to feed the squirrels, but that was cut short by the extremely aggressive, persistent pigeons who swarmed around us every time we stuck our hand in the packet of peanuts. 

Kate decided that she would photograph the outing, a job she took VERY seriously, stopping to photograph Every.Single.Display. Some pictures came out ok, most came out not so ok. I will spare you the 100s that fall in the latter category.  

Kate not yet mastering the art of the automatic flash: Adam at the dinosaur exhibit. He has this cool new party trick where he can stick his tongue through his teeth when the teeth are pressed shut. Passion gap FTW!

Taking pics of her best friend K

Whale bones

Getting better 

Best friend's feet were getting sore so we had to have a rest

On our way out, very relieved. Carrying shoes of best friend whose feet were sore.  Wooden spoon was in my handbag. 

One that I took. Please note how happy Kate is to be hugged. She is a non-hugger, just like her mother.

At home, safe and sound, having lunch

 

Comments

[Sharon]

Quite an accomplishment. Kate took cute pics. We also LOVE going to museums, zoos, aquariums, parks and gardens. Fun!

[Happy Troll]

Perhaps a future career for Kate?

[cat@juggling act]

You are one brave woman.

[Rachel]

Well done you. I love Kate's picture of the whale. The hugging picture is priceless.

I think it's hilarious that in the States people go to the park to feed the pigeons and complain about the squirrels and you go to feed the squirrels and complain about the pigeons.

[London escorts]

Museum is such an very Good Place for the Trip because in the Museum, We can found such an old and unknown Things of the World. Photography was awesome. Nice Photographs.