Arcade Museum

Our plans fell through on Saturday so we had a whole day free!  We decided to be spontaneous and head to Arcadia, the Arcade Museum nearby.  We had so much fun! The kids loved playing all the older games, while mama and dada relived some of the games of our youth. Most of the games were $.25 and we were happy to contribute to a fun, family friendly local establishment.

Smunchie was a big fan of Stun Runner (a motorcycle riding game), while Dada and Lil G really rocked it on the Doctor Who Pinball.  Mama stuck to the classics:  PacMan and Mrs. PacMan.

Impromptu trip

 On Saturday, we decided to take an impromptu trip to the Children's Museum of Illinois.  Despite Greg having worked in Decatur for years, we had actually never been!  The trip went wonderfully, despite the fact that Lil G had to miss his nap (an incredibly rare occurrence) and Smunchie insisted on nursing almost the entire time.  Lil G had a blast with all the exhibits and we will be sure to go back again soon.

 This is what Smunchie looked like for most of the trip :-)

  

There was a pretty cool climbing area right inside the front doors.  Not quite as ornate as the one at our local CDM, but still fun!

 The bubble area was quite a hit with our little bubble maniac!

Lil G enjoyed the grocery shopping area. It was pretty cool b/c there were a lot of brands that he was used to seeing AND they had carts to push around!  He also loved restocking all the shelves, writing checks and pretending that he was the teller at the bank.

 "I'm going bye-bye, mama!  I'm taking the groceries on home"

 Little Miss Smunchie, checking out the scene.

Lil G got to sit with Ronald McDonald.  He wasn't really sure who he was but thought he was "so, so funny!"

 Lil G got to ride in the stroller for a bit, since Smunchie was nursing so much and we needed to go upstairs in the elevator.  He had to really squeeze to fit in :-)

 There was an airplane there, that Lil G got to drive AND a control tower for daddy to give instructions.

"Attention daddy- I'm on my way!"

Time for ice cream at the gelato station.

 Pretty girl <3

Driving to deliver pizza, while eating ice cream.  "Out of my way, people!  I delivering pizza!"

 Practicing replacing the coolant in a car.  Now, Lil G is all ready to work on Winston (our '94 Corolla) with daddy.

And finally....Lil Gs, all in a row.

The Children's Discovery Museum

This weekend, we went to the museum with Uncle Rodger. Rodger and Gavin had a blast playing with all of the exhibits. We are so blessed to have our family nearby!
















Playing in the water exhibit.

Crazy hair, from the blowers in the windmill area.
Mommy/Gavin snuggle time, in the climbing maze.
Gavin and Uncle Rodger studying the climbing maze.
Driving the combine.
Checking out what it's like to be a worm in a compost heap.
Throwing food to the mommy worm.
Painting all together.