DSM - part V - lunch & SCI

After the zoo, we went to get lunch from B&B Deli. They've been around since 1920-ish. And, apparently, will be featured on Guy Fieri's DDD show sometime this summer! I forgot how much of an adventure getting a meal for 13+ can be...fortunately, we only ordered 2 different kinds of sandwiches, so that kept it pretty simple!

B&B - Home of the 'Killer Sandwich'

Part of the Menu...

Inside the deli - as you can see, it's a pretty popular place...

Next we went to SCI - Science Center of Iowa - it was my first time at the new building down town - which was REALLY neat! They had a whole area for toddlers - which was fun; and a really neat interactive area upstairs. The boys thoroughly enjoyed our trip there! Now you can see why they love Grandma's house - people to play with, trips to fun places and good food!

Peter goes fishing indoors

There was a play-mat area that Peter walked on (and then fell).

This was Andrew's fav - it was a set of 3 conveyer belts, activated by a hand-crank, that moved a bean bag from point A to point B. He LOVED the cause/effect of it all, and seeing the bean bag go up 'way high'.

Andrew racing tennis balls -

an attempt to show kids how angles affect velocity or something like that...



The massive BALL WALL - this was the COOLEST thing EVER!

Air made balls go up tubes, and they then rained down into funnels and down ladders and thru wiggly tunnels and kids (um, and adults) could manipulate the path of the balls by pulling cords and turning wheels on the wall. Peter was here for a good 20 - 30 minutes...



Peter working the heavy machinery



Andrew really wanted to try the 'rocket launch'.

So we gathered some paper & tape and I quickly threw one together. After a few false starts, we actually got the thing to fly a good 30 feet!



3, 2, 1...BLASTOFF!

Really enjoying the rocket launch station!