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Last Day of Christmas Break

We decided to spend my last day of vacation at the Children's Museum. Apparently lots of other families had the same idea, because there was a line out the door! Once we got inside we headed straight upstairs, because based on previous experience the crowds disperse as you move past the 1st floor.

Ironically, there was a special exhibit called Big & Little.


There were different kids of houses and dollhouses,


And other big and little things like shoes and chairs.

Pointing out the little chair

We checked out a game room we've never been in before, and I wowed the kids with my hula hooping abilities (ha!).


We caught the music hour again, and this time Zoe was really into it!


 

Silas hung out for a little while but eventually went off and did his own thing.


We checked out the "New Year's Day Brunch" setup before going to eat lunch ourselves. Of course Silas went right to work cooking up a storm :-)


There is a really great lunchroom where families can enjoy lunches brought from home or food from Au Bon Pain. It's too cold to eat outside along the water anymore, so we had a quick bite before heading home.


Back to reality tomorrow... But as I've said before, thankfully reality ain't too bad.

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