Hatfield Marine Science Center...............

We found this on one of our last trips to the ocean but Sawyer was the only one who remembered much of it. Mom and I took the kids down the coast to Newport and checked OSU's marine science center. I'm so glad we did this! The touch pool was fun and all the interactive displays kept me scolding kids to please not run off to something new until we were all ready to move on!


Molly being VERY brave at the touch pool!

Sidon and Maggie testing the water.

Molly and her animated version of what she is seeing.

Sawyer was in heaven here. This station was a microscope with different slides to look at.

The smile says it all!

Sidon LOVED the touch pool. He asked so many questions that I think he exhausted the knowledge of the volunteer lady. He could have stayed here for hours.

This was one of the interactive displays where you watch the water fill up the wheel and then dump when it gets full. Wait for it.........

The clapping hands of Molly, I wish you could hear the squeal that went with it!

Tallis finally woke up at the end of our visit and tried her hand (literally) at the touch pool!


Sidon was very concerned that this Halibut had only one eye. It was a crazy sight.

Molly checking out the walrus skull.

All of the kids getting 'eaten' by the killer whale.