betty brinn with big pop and grandma

big pop and grandma arrived on wednesday afternoon and matt and i left them with the kids so that we could go to dinner for our anniversary (we had a gift certificate for a restaurant here that needed to be used), do a little christmas shopping, and stop by sams to pick up birth announcements - super romantic, right? what can i say? matt and i are both pretty practical and we took maddux with us. it was just nice to be out together.

on thursday matt headed to work and i took the kids and grandparents to betty brinn children's museum. we picked a good day because there weren't any school groups and there was a 'special announcement' from a local bank about a new exhibit (i never heard what it was). as part of the announcement there were free t-shirts, gift bags, cookies, juice boxes, rosita from sesame street, and activities for the kids.

first we spent some time in the little play town. it has been a while since we have gone down to the museum and there were a lot of new things to see.

i was looking forward to checking out the temporary mr. potatohead exhibit. it was very nice and the kids really liked a lot of the activities but it was not at all what i was expecting from the write up i had read. there was a mr. potatohead table where both kids (and grandparents) played for a while. mason went around the table putting a hat on all the potatoes. i think that the coal conveyor belt was his favorite (at least i think that is what it was).

we had a great time and i am hoping that i get to take the kids a few more times before we move. love.