Wife and Mommy

Hey DC Metro area readers–have you been to the National Building Museum?  No?  Then what are you waiting for?  Go!

This morning, The Husband and I yanked ourselves out of our turkey-induced stupor.  It took supreme effort, but we managed to motivate ourselves and The Crew into getting out of the house.

Once we were in the minivan, we had no specific plan other than to go someplace we don’t normally go.  The leading contenders were to go to a Caps practice, or to the National Building Museum.

Now, as a native Washingtonian (more or less), I’ve seen all the major DC museums on school field trips, Girl Scout trips, and Tourmobile outings with the family and out-of-town guests a bazillion times.  The National Building Museum, however, is one that I hadn’t seen.  That, and thinking The Crew would want to skate if we went to the Caps practice, we opted for the NBM.

First of all, have you seen this gorgeous building?  The NBM is housed in the old Pension Bureau’s space.  I am not trained in architecture or anything, but I was blown away by the beauty of the structure.  Wow!

We didn’t get much farther than the first floor of the museum.  One corner of the large expanse had materials with which the kids could play and build.  Bito and I constructed roads, towers, bridges, and ramps.  And then we destroyed our structures with glee.  The Husband took Cupcake and BabyMuffin upstairs to The Green Community exhibit, but I think they had more fun looking over the balcony at Mommy and Bito.  And finally, we waited in line to get into The Building Zone, a space designed for kids ages 2-6.  The Crew all enjoyed the exploratory area and being able to inspect building materials.

I’m glad we were able to go and play.  We’ll definitely make an effort to get back there and build some more.