Mama On The Move

Because, he's not allowed on the sofa, and he knows it.

I took all three kids to the mall not too long ago.  Sometimes we just have to get out of the house and go someplace where it's warm and we can walk around. We stopped at the food court for lunch and wound up sitting at a table right next to the kiddie rides. When my kids were little, they adored the kiddie rides.  They only cost a quarter and I would let them ride several times if they wanted to.  It was always just a little car or rocket ship that would bounce up and down or sometimes backwards and forwards but they took great joy in those rides.  And they thought I was the best mom in the world. We sat next to a ride on this occasion which simulated a roller coaster.  There was a video the kids would watch and the ride would simulate the motions of the roller coaster to give the kids the feeling that they were really there .  On a roller coaster .  Not in a mall . We were watching two cute little girls ride the roller coaster because we wer...

This week, looking to do something indoors and away from the snow and cold weather, we checked out the Missouri History Museum. Yes, I know we live in Illinois.  Yes, I know we are always doing fun stuff in St Louis, Missouri , and I hardly ever write about fun stuff in Illinois.   When I find something interesting here, I'll let you know.  The Missouri History Museum is free which makes it totally awesome and worth the cost of admission. There are actually a couple of exhibits which you can pay for if you want to see them, but as it was our first visit, we opted to just see the free exhibits and we'll go back another time to see the pay-per-view rooms. When I use the word "we", I really mean that Kerry and I will go back and see the other exhibits.  While I was able to get the girls to go on this excursion, Ben declined to join us entirely. Apparently it's more fun to stay home alone all day than go to a history museum with your family...