Bodies

We went to see the bodies exhibit with all the kids on Labor Day. I was a little hesitant to take the 8 and 6 year old. It ends up they weren't creaped out by it, but they weren't interested in seeing things from their eye level....can you blame them. The rest of us liked it a lot. Thomas was a little embarassed by the naked bodies, Madison thought it was very educational. John loved seeing all the tendons and how we are all put together. I just loved seeing all the people, the bodies, and the beauty that our Heavenly Father has put together. It took us awhile to get through the exhibit because of all the people. I guess that is what happens when you go on the last night! We had some great discussions about our bodies with the older kids. By the end of the night, Cali and Bryan wanted to go home, Madison and Thomas we done seeing things, John and I wanted to be alone to go through again. Some tidbits that we learned: The uterus can expand to 20 times it's original size with the ability to still contract to deliver a baby!! The brain isn't as big as you think it is. A man's testicles are about the size of a golf ball (thanks Thomas for this tidbit). Madison pointed out all the changes that take place each month on the fetus exhibit. John kept pointing out the amount of tendons that hold us all together, and all the fat that the breasts have. It was a neat family home evening.