Monday, June 28, 2010

children's museum

The Winston-Salem Children's Museum has a discount ticket program where one Friday a month their ticket prices drop from $7.00/person to $3.00/person. $21 for the three of us to enjoy the Children's Museum seemed a little steep to me, but $9.00? Definitely worth it. This past Friday happened to one of the discounted days, so we met our friends Matt and Patrice (and Jonah) and enjoyed the fun!

(The photos are in backwards order, by the way. I'd fix it, but...I'd rather spend my time sewing). One of the rooms was a Food Lion (a local grocery store) with stocked shelves, a pretend check out counter, and kid-sized carts to push around. Shawn thoughtfully taught Jude how to sweep all of the cans of veggies into the cart with one arm. That should be fun when we're in a real grocery store.

Jonah gave Matt kisses for the first time! Unfortunately I'm too slow and didn't get a photo of the actual kiss, but here are a couple of him going in for the kill. Open mouth toddler kisses are the best. Incredibly gross, but the best nonetheless.


One of Jude's favorite spaces was this little play house. He even cooked us dinner - steak in a bowl! Yum!
Setting the table...
Everyone knows that a whisk is a vital tool when making steak in a bowl.


Daddy took a moment before dinner to get a bubble bath:

Jonah playing music on the stringless harp, and Jude discovering the treasure chest:

Jude and Daddy playing with veterinary tools:
Checking out the animals in the vet's office. Shawn's holding a puppet that is three baby birds in a nest.
I just wanted to point out that while the kids were playing, Matt wandered off to figure out what creepy things were on the x-rays.






We had a lot of fun, and I think it was good for both Patrice and I get out of the house and have a change of scenery for the boys. It may just because the boys are both relatively young and not ready to get the full benefit of the Children's Museum, but I have to say that I was glad we didn't spend $21 for the hour and a half that we spent there. Shawn and I are both still so glad we went, and we had a lot fun watching Jude explore and learn!

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