The Church History Museum

I have been wanting to get out of the house with the kids the last few weeks, but I also wanted to have a family outing. I kept telling the kids we'd either go to the Church History Museum or the Aquarium, but I wanted Daddy to come along, too. I guess we could have gone during the week and then again on the weekend, but I wanted Dan to experience some of the excitement of being somewhere special with the kids for the first time in a long time...if that makes any sense at all. Plus, it is an extra person to help me juggle the kids around (Yeah, yeah, the truth came out...) So, we finally decided to reward ourselves this weekend for keeping up with our new rules and chores throughout the week and go to the museum. The kids LOVED it, especially the "I am a Child of God" exhibit. It started with a little baby nursery with baby dolls, clothes, "doctor" toys, bottles, and kid-sized rocking chairs and changing tables. Jayden worked very hard at making sure all of the babies had their hearts listened to, that their immunizations were up to date, and then he would hand them off to Karah to feed and rock. Half the babies were almost as big as Karah, and she looked so funny trying to "mother" these babies that were just about 2 inches shorter than her! She "bonded" with one little "premie" baby and loved to feed and rock it. We had a few "Code Adams" when she tried to take the baby out of the nursery area and play elsewhere. She wouldn't let Daddy or Jayden hold "her" baby, but she'd let me and I would calmly walk the baby back into the nursery while her attention was diverted. Once she noticed that her baby was missing, she'd run back into the nursery and snatch it up as fast as she could and we'd repeat the whole process again. They also had a dress up area, which she loved. I put one of the little costumes on her and she proceeded to parade around the area, flaunting and twirling for all who would look at her. And, if they didn't look at her she'd stand in front of them, twirling, smiling, and saying "Pretty" until they finally acknowledged her. Needless to say, she DEMANDED attention. They had an area where the kids could play blocks and Jay loved it. They could also put together a big puzzle on the wall that resembled a stained glass window. The wall lit up behind the pieces, and it was really cool. Both kids had a blast putting different colored pieces into their spots. As you left the exhibit (which our kids were a little reluctant to) there was a mirror with the words "I am a Child of God" above it. They played "Peek-a-Boo" with each other in the mirror, and then Karah inspected her hair and smile while Jay made silly faces. We had such a good time. I'm just mad that I left my camera at home!!