The children's museum was great! They rotate exhibits every several months, and the exhibit while we were there was all about one of my favorite children's book authors, Jan Brett. There were sketches of her illustrations and framed paintings throughout the museum. There were also a variety of hands on activities.
C posed in a cutout of one of her book covers.
He loved playing in the gingerbread house. P had just read Hansel and Gretel at Grandmere's house, and he said this house reminded him of the witch's house made out of candy from that story.
There was a science and math area with different brainteasers and puzzles. The boys took turns trying to see themselves from different angles in a large mirror.
The pink "light hat" that P bought at the mine last year bit the dust about a month and a half ago. P planned to get a new "light hat" as his souvenir at the mine this year, and he was somewhat worried that all of the pink hats would be gone "if other people like pink and they buyed every one". I am happy to report that there were several pink hats available for purchase.
Last year C chose a white hat, and his still works... but I left it at home in North Carolina. C wanted an orange hat this year, and has been calling it his "orange" ever since he placed it on his head in the store.
He wasn't interested in wearing it when we first settled in for our tour, but once he realized we were headed into a dark mine, he put it back on.
P posed beside the mine train when our tour was concluded.
Daddy A asked if it was okay for P to sit in the driver's seat for a photo. We were given the go ahead, and P was happy to oblige!
While P was "driving," C ran into the corner of a picnic table at full speed. He got a small cut on the left side of his forehead. We calmed him down and washed it 0ff... I wish I could say that I don't expect anything like that to happen again, but that wouldn't be true. C tends to do everything with lots of passion and energy, and safety isn't always his, ahem, first priority.
Grandmere has a miniature train made out of coal at her house. It is a souvenir from Cass Scenic Railroad. P loves to hold the train, and he wanted to look for his own train made of coal. He has been waiting since we bought it for a chance to take it to preschool for show and share. His day is Monday, and since last Monday was Labor Day, he'll have to wait until next Monday! I'm sure he'll tell his teachers and classmates all about his trip to the coal mine!
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