Cassidy had a field trip to the Strasenburgh Planetarium this week.

“Cassidy turn around. Cassidy, mommy’s trying to take a picture. Cassidy. Cassidy…” Both my mom and Paul and Andy’s mom and dad were able to come on the field trip! So much fun to have grandparents along for the day.

We enjoyed a 25 minute show in the planetarium’s dome. Animals in the Sky was about animal constellations during the different seasons. It was really neat, although my mom and I were giggling through the whole thing…some of the star groupings turning into seriously intricate animals was a bit of a stretch. “Somebody” really used their imaginations there.

Afterwards Cassidy got to play with some of her school friends in a few exhibits. I was a bit disappointed though, when Ben had his planetarium field trip there were lots of hands on, sensory and mechanical toys and stations for the kids to explore. I think most of them got moved over to the Science Museum next door (to encourage you to get a ticket there). So we didn’t get to play with a ton afterwards.

We headed to Chipotle for lunch! And then I got a coffee (and Cassidy a giant cookie) at Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters. We ended the afternoon bumming around Barnes & Noble.

Cassidy was telling me a very important story as we pulled in the driveway. She talks with her hands (so do I). It’s adorable. Gosh, she’s just the cutest :) So hard to realize she has just 6 weeks of Pre-K left. Summer vacation and then Kindergarten in the fall. It’s the end of an era. Beginning of another one, but ending of this one.