Children's Museum fun

My friend and I took her son and Mira to the Chldren's Museum in St. Paul last weekend. Mira had an absolute blast! It was really a neat place, with different themed rooms that kids could explore. Mira's favorite was the water room. She played at 4 different stations and learned things about water and bubbles. They had a light room, a Spanish room, a mirror room, an ant room (had ant tunnels in it), a play room, and many others. I liked the play room best . . . the kids couldn't escape and there were ramps and tunnels for them to run around in. I just got to sit on the floor and relax while she played for awhile in there. It was a tiring day for both of us, and well worth the admission fee ($7.95 each). Curious George will have an exhibit there in May, so we'll likely go back for that. Well worth our time if you are looking for something different to do with the kids. I'd recommend a weekday, though. It was packed when we were there.

Lookin' good, Mira Cook!

While I was checking e-mail, Mira took the opportunity to get into my makeup drawer and beautify herself with my lipstick. I caught her and this is what she said:

"I got lipstick on. I did it all by myself. I'm a mess. I need to wash my face."

That's for sure! How can you be mad at a face like that? And she didn't even get any on her white shirt!

Mira is 28 months!

I can't believe how fast the time flies. Mira and I were able to spend some great quality time with Kelly, Chesney, and Logan last week at Mom and Dad's house. It was fun to catch up and see the kids playing together. My little girl is such a little girl, complete with loving to wear crowns and brush my hair! I love the brush my hair part, but need to teach her to be a little more gentle. Dora and Little Einstein rank among her favorites and she loves to take songs and change the words a little to suit her lifestyle. She is going to make a wonderful big sister and will be so helpful to us. We just need to think about moving her to a "big girl" bed around March, maybe before if she figures out how to escape. She might have a couple jealousy issues when the baby arrives. Whenever I held Logan this past week, Mira would try to get between us and she would tell him, "That's MY mommy!" I guess she doesn't understand that parental ownership is non-transferrable.

With Halloween coming, she's seeing all the decorations outside in the neighbors' yards. My favorite was when she pointed to a scarecrow at her daycare provider's house and told me, "That's a scary crow!" Funny the things they hear. Here are a couple of pictures of Mira recently. Hope you are all well.

Love, Michelle