A Day At The Museum

...or at least that's what it was supposed to be.

This morning when I looked out the window and saw clear sunny skies with heat coming in through the windows I was thrilled ... needless to say. Then I looked at what the weather was going to be like, thinking we could play outside or go to the zoo or park. This was the forecast: highs in the low 30s, windchill in the 20s, chance of snow 30% with 1-2 inch accumulation. Well, too cold to play outside but darn that sun was inviting! I racked my brain to come up with something we could do to get us out of the house but keep us warm. I've been hearing rave reviews about a children's museum in Rochester that I've previously decided not to get a membership to because of the drive...well, today we changed our minds. So it was off to Rochester and the Museum.

Then...I remembered an appointment I had for mid afternoon, and Jason needed to go to school with a pit stop on the way to get bus tokens, and I needed a winter coat - my hoodie wasn't going to get me through the winter, much less the day. So, we headed out - got bus tokens, Jason to work, a winter coat and made it just in time for the appointment. Afterwards we ate a late lunch in the car and the kids took naps on the way to Rochester - hey, we had already discussed it with them and made a promise. We got there with about an hour to play before they closed!

Elmo's World - Abygail playing dress up with Mr Noodle and Jackson exploring any and everything.

The kids LOVED it! There are so many rooms and displays for them to play in but we only made it to two: Sesame Street (actually just a small portion of the area - Elmo's World of course!) and the trains. First stop was Elmo's World - kid's choice - we played and played and finally I pried them away because I wanted to see more of the museum. After Elmo we took a ride on the train and played with the train set where finally I had to pry them away again- Jackson crying full throttle - because the museum was closing.

The trains.

It was totally worth the drive and there will be lots of things to do so it should not get old for them.