Our First Family Fun Friday

Michael and I try to be intentional with the time we have together as a family. We enjoy taking the boys on walks, playing in the yard, going to the park and just spending time together as a family. This past Friday, we wanted to spend the day as a family doing something we hadn't done before. Michael had just returned from a 12 day trip to India and knew he would have to readjust to our time zone so he wanted to force himself to stay awake during the day in order to be able to sleep that night. So I started looking for things to do as a family within a 2 hour drive from our house and got several great suggestions from friends.

We ended up going to the Children's Hands On Museum in Jacksonville, Fl. Micah LOVED it! It was such a neat place for kids to enjoy and I wish there was something like it even closer. Michael and I even joked about opening up one in Valdosta. They have different exhibits like Train Tables, Lil' Winn Dixie, Puppet Stage, Dress up, Castle Stage, Little Veterinarians, Kids TV and Radio, Emergency Rescue Station, and much more! Kids under 1 are free, older than 1 is $4.00 and adults are $5.50. The outside of the building doesn't look like much but I promise, the neat exhibits inside are worth it! 

Michael and I were talking on the way home from Jacksonville and decided that once a month we were going to have a Family Fun Friday and find things to do as a family that we haven't done before. Free is always great but I know there are also a lot of things we can for fairly cheap as a family. So, if you have any ideas we welcome them! 

Pictures from our first Family Fun Friday at the Hand's On Museum 

You can find more information about the Children's Hands On Museum by checking out their website here: http://handsonchildrensmuseumjax.startlogic.com/index.html. Be sure to click on the exhibit link to see what they offer.