{"id":1744,"date":"2006-12-31T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-31T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2006\/12\/31\/wharf-kids\/"},"modified":"2006-12-31T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-31T21:23:00","slug":"wharf-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2006\/12\/31\/wharf-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Wharf Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4TUkjHI\/AAAAAAAAAMM\/P-IbzSjlK7M\/s1600-h\/IMG_6009.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4TUkjHI\/AAAAAAAAAMM\/P-IbzSjlK7M\/s400\/IMG_6009.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014807530847898738\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Mobile is the home to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.blogger.com\/%5Chttp:\/\/exploreum.net\/\">Gulf Coast Exploreum<\/a>, a science center with exhibits, toddler play area, and seriously awesome IMAX dome theatre.  I love IMAX dome theatres.<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4DUkjFI\/AAAAAAAAAL8\/pxntWVFgT8k\/s1600-h\/IMG_5993.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4DUkjFI\/AAAAAAAAAL8\/pxntWVFgT8k\/s400\/IMG_5993.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014807526552931410\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>On Friday, we all visited the Exploreum (hooray for memberships!) and enjoyed &#8220;Roving Mars&#8221; about the twin robots, <a href=\"http:\/\/marsrovers.nasa.gov\/home\/\">Spirit and Opportunity<\/a>, that landed on Mars in 2004.   It was pretty darn incredible, both the film and the theatre. <a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4TUkjGI\/AAAAAAAAAME\/yGq9AjPOOIw\/s1600-h\/IMG_6003.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4TUkjGI\/AAAAAAAAAME\/yGq9AjPOOIw\/s400\/IMG_6003.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014807530847898722\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The kids did great.  We knew that loud noises would not phase Kate; although I did almost take her from the theatre when she tried to engage the Rovers in chatty conversation near the end of the film.  Will liked the rockets.  <a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4TUkjII\/AAAAAAAAAMU\/XXDWxAhyUxU\/s1600-h\/IMG_6042.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4TUkjII\/AAAAAAAAAMU\/XXDWxAhyUxU\/s400\/IMG_6042.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014807530847898754\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The majority of the time at the Exploreum was spent in the Wharf &#8212; a fishing port complete with boat, lighthouse, and a sea of blue and green balls with lobsters, fish, and crab ready to be caught in nets and brought to market.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4jUkjJI\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/QbKVGXLURUs\/s1600-h\/IMG_6049.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_NeoZjZL4Y_c\/RZgs4jUkjJI\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/QbKVGXLURUs\/s400\/IMG_6049.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5014807535142866066\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Kate enjoyed rolling around specially designed padded areas for crawler playtime.  We hope to go back during our next visit to Mobile &#8212; a great place for kids to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile is the home to the Gulf Coast Exploreum, a science center with exhibits, toddler play area, and seriously awesome IMAX dome theatre. I love IMAX dome theatres.On Friday, we all visited the Exploreum (hooray for memberships!) and enjoyed &#8220;Roving Mars&#8221; about the twin robots, Spirit and Opportunity, that landed on Mars in 2004. 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