We had a trip to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum today, with cousin Joanne and her two kids Kaity and Ryan. Emma is too young to understand a lot of the information they had to offer but she did enjoy seeing the animals and making all of the corresponding sounds.
Emma was especially fond of the live fish. She got so excited to see all of them and make the "bloop bloop bloop" sound. In the same area was a sand table where the kids could look for "fossils."
But I think Emma had the most fun in the submarine. It looked out over a mural of exotic fish that she pointed to.
The museum itself is kind of sad. It becomes very clear that Las Vegas does not put a high enough priority on things like natural history, or even history in general. There are no dinosaur fossils at all, only a few "scenes" from nature. Hopefully one day this city will make culture a bigger priority for its citizens and not only the tourists. But for now I am so glad that Emma is so easy going and takes complete joy in the little things.
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