Hopping, Twirling & Climbing

After KinderDance on Friday, we'd planned on going to the downtown branch of the library but it was closed because of Veteran's Day.  The next thing on our list was to hit the Children's Museum since we hadn't been since they replaced the Dora exhibit with one on frogs.  I was a bit nervous as Fridays during the school year can get a bit chaotic.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that the full parking garage did not equal hordes and masses of people inside.  Phoebe loved seeing that they'd already begun to decorate for Christmas.  Maverick loved sitting up in the stroller and actually see what was going on in front of him!

Phoebe informed me when we left that her favorite stop this time was the dinosaurs.  There's a lot of background noise in this exhibit - thunderstorms, dinosaur noises and she's not a fan of loud noises (sirens, thunder, air vents, you name it!) but for whatever reason, she was very interested in fossils this visit.

We also spent more time in the train exhibit than usual.  One ticket, please!

The frog exhibit left a LOT to be desired.  It was neat to see all the different shapes, sizes and colors of frogs - however, there just wasn't a lot for a three year old to DO.

She did dress up like a frog and chase flies for a bit but that got old pretty fast.

So we headed to see Barbie.  Here she is showing off her latest dance moves.

Styling Barbie hair.  She's already more talented than her mama!

On the way to the museum she'd mentioned that she wanted to ride the carousel.  I was nervous about balancing Maverick and Phoebe but luckily the bench ride was open on our turn so we got to all sit together.

Phoebe continues to get more adventurous and daring - climbing up ladders and going down slides, things she wouldn't do on her own before.  Just shows she's growing up and becoming more courageous - trying new things isn't always easy for her but we're proud of her when she does.

We're getting pretty tired by the time we make it to ScienceWorks - just taking a quick break on the couch.

I reclined his seat and surprisingly, he took his wa-wa (which he has hated since his double ear infection) and he took over an hour nap while we continued to check things out.

We were there a total of 5 1/2 hours so we were all pretty tired when we left.   Everyone stayed awake on the ride home except for the last five or ten minutes.  We're lucky to have such a great place to go on days it's too cold to be outside.  We'll be back next month for Jolly Days - that one may require extra hands - I don't see me making it down the large slide with both kids all by myself! 

We spent most of Saturday house shopping but didn't find much we liked.  Maverick is getting his two bottom teeth so sleep continues to elude us.  I'm sort of hoping that whatever pain medication they give him after his procedure on Wednesday will cover his mouth as well!  We're slotted for surgery at 9:00 and it's just over a 90 minute procedure.  We'd appreciate your prayers!