Portland Children's Museum

We took A to the Porland Children's Museum the day after her birthday. They are doing an exhibit right now on Arthur (think Marc Brown books), but we thought the whole museum was fabulous. Here are a few highlights . . .

1) An entire section devoted to shoveing rubbery pieces into buckets. A had quite a good time filling all of the buckets.
2) A supermarket and restaurant, complete with shopping carts, a check-out and fun food to fill your cart. I thought this section was adorable. She knew right what to do when she saw the cart. Doesn't she look like she's on a mission?
3) A water area, where she donned a large smock. J and I had as much fun in this section as she did, floating objects between the pathways.
4) This was a current tub, where she could float salmon down the currents or change the flow of the currents by moving the dividers. J was on a mission to make the fastest flowing current possible.

We'll definitely have to go back soon!

A's 2nd birthday

Our daughter loves moving vehicles - namely cars and trains (which she calls "choo-choos"). So, we bought her another train set for her birthday. This one has a bridge and a level to make it start and stop. So far, she likes turning both trains on at the same time. And, she says bye-bye to her choo-choos when we leave the playroom. How cute is that?
We also found a playhouse for her. She was eager to have us come into her house, as uncomfortable as it was, and stay for a while. She also wanted Sam, one of our cats, to come in. But, it appears he's a bit hesitant to venture in.
She and J also played with some bubbles.
When her cousins and friends came, then she got to show off her new house. Cousin A quickly took on the job of sweeping out the new floor.
I made her a train cake. All in all, I think A had a great birthday! Where did the time go?