My boys love the Museum of Nature and Science. Around here it is the salve that can heal any mental malady, including the my-daddy-left-for-work-before-i-woke-up wound. Today Cooper actually took with him a picture of a spaceship that he had colored and gave it to one of the museum workers. (No prompting from me as I actually wanted to keep the picture because I could tell what it was without asking.)
Our first stop was lunch in the museum courtyard, which I believe my children like more than McDonald's. This is a miracle. Usually Cooper will beg and beg to "go to a restaurant". In Cooper speak this means he's not actually hungry, but bored and hoping to score a good toy. When we go places like this... chick-fil-a, mcd's, burger king, etc. ... he's always too distracted to eat and doesn't. I end up packing up the whole lunch/dinner and carting it home. Then about an hour after we get home both act really hungry and then have to eat cold, pureed-then-punched-into-a-new-shape chicken.
But if we go to the museum I usually take a lunch. It has much of the usual that you see at any lunch table, sandwiches, juiceboxes, yogurt, applesauce, jello, maybe a fresh fruit, and some snack/treat. No toys. No fancy wrappers. But, they eat it. I guess the halls of history and innovation make little brains hungry.
We spent four hours at the museum today. And we absolutely could not leave without space helmets. I should say, I just couldn't leave these helmets behind. Both of them walked around so proudly in them. I just had to have them.
PS -- Today was exactly the kind of day in which I was genuinely glad and felt edified in my recent decision to keep Coop at home (and not at preschool) until he's 4.
5 comments:
I love lunch at the museum too. I think being smart, makes you eat healthy. Wish I felt that more often. Theya re so cute in their space helmets! Priceless. Hey, I bought that quick cheese 2 years ago for a receipe I never made. I don't know what to do with it. Maybe I ought to dip the La Choy in it. Hee Hee Hee
I have not yet been to this place but I'm dying to go. I love the space helmets! So adorable.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.....lucky boys...super mom.
I love the helmets - they are hysterical. I can't wait until Chase is older and then maybe we can join you sometime!
First, I love Cooper's alligator shirt. I hope my boys don't ever see it as I'm sure they will just HAVE to have one. Second, what is Cooper afraid of in that pik where he is being a good big brother and protecting Mason? Do you have plans tomorrow? Want to go to the park?
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