Winter Break Play Time

Before Winter Break began I was worried that we would be bored, bored, bored and driving each other crazy...but that turned out to be completely wrong (well, maybe not the crazy part...) - we were busy, busy, busy doing all kinds of fun, cold/rainy weather activities.  We went to Pump-It-Up (picture above) twice, including once on Christmas Eve day. I'm proud to say the idea to go on Christmas Eve day might be the best idea I've ever had and will surely turn into an annual tradition. Going there is like a high-intensity workout and leaves the kids exhausted. A perfect solution for the pre-Christmas excitement that tends to keep munchkins awake later than they should be.

We also went to the Play Boutique and had a pretty good time (pictures above). Nora had an awesome time - she is just the right age/ability level to really enjoy it. Henry had an okay time - he's getting a bit too old/big to really enjoy it as much as he used to, but he still had a good time on the play structure and bouncy house.

 Last Friday we went to the Children's Museum. It was Nora's first time there and I'm thinking we might have to renew our membership again (after letting it lapse for the last year). She absolutely loved it - she walked around that place like she knew exactly where she was going and, since she has no fear, was perfectly content to just explore on her own. Above they are are playing on a spaceship on the left and Nora is getting ready to slide down the slide all by herself after climbing up all by herself of course. The girl is a beast, I tell ya.

One of Henry's favorite parts is the dig pit. I don't really understand the draw, but he loves it. Look how long his legs look in this picture! He is getting so big, it's pretty crazy.

And, finally, Nora does some shopping while Henry was busy serving up food in the dinner. Look how she's standing on her tip toes on top of a box to get taller.