Children's Museum

As Eric and I were both off for the 4th, we decided to pack up Sam and (finally) check out the Children's Museum. We had no idea it would be so much fun!

As most families were presumably doing "4th" things, the museum was nearly empty. There were only one or two other families in each room we went into. This gave Sam plenty of space to explore and touch absolutely everything he saw. He loved the Curious George exhibit. It had a construction site, a farm, a store, mini golf...using the blocks at the construction site was his favorite.

The museum also has a room called Habitot, that is specifically designed for babies - preschoolers. We all went through caves, turned wheels, and walked over a drawbridge. The highlight of Habitot was Sam's determination to walk up a rather steep slide. There was a rope ladder next to it, but he wasn't going to sink to that level. He tried again and again (sliding back down on his face every time he fell) and finally struggled his way to the top! Whereupon he immediately slid back down on his face.

It was so much fun. Eric crawled through a complex ant tunnel and we moved clouds to cause a thunderstorm. One of the staff members supervised a "block party" with dozens of soft building blocks. Sam went over and built, knocked towers over, and tried to help the other kids. He never even turned around to see if we were still there.

Happy independence day, indeed!