Weekend in St. Joseph - Day 1

On Wednesday night, we left after work/school and stopped at our usual oasis for dinner.  In line at Subway, Connor & Caylee had a little tickling fun!  Connor had his own little turkey & cheese sandwich and Caylee had a hamburger for dinner, but she preferred Connor's apples.  We got to the hotel pretty late at night and went right to bed.


The next morning, it was a little cold and rainy, but we stopped at the beach just so Connor could see it.  He's been asking to go to the beach for weeks, so I wanted to see his reaction when he first saw it.  When we drove up, I pointed it out and he said, "Are you kidding me?!?"

It was supposed to rain, so we headed out to the Curious Kids Museum.  They had an adorable little farm area for babies and toddlers, so that was perfect for Caylee.

Connor loved the water table!

The veterinary area was a lot of fun and he gave the animals a check-up

She's like one of the animals!

I couldn't resist the old school poster!

Caylee, my little news anchor!

Fire man Connor with the whole outfit including boots!

And back to the hotel for lunch and a long nap...

I might die of cuteness

We went to a Halloween costume contest for dogs on Saturday, and after the contest, they gave us free admission into the city museum.  At first, it seemed kind of boring for a toddler, but I found this little activity where you can plant your own garden.

And then I had an idea...

And then I just kept going with it because it was so freaking cute!  Grow, baby sister grow!

Seriously.

That face!

Connor also loved playing in the general store and weighing the fruits and vegetables on the scale.

Kohl Children's Museum

On Saturday morning, we decided to take the boys to the children's museum.  Connor has been there once before, but he was only 18 months, so now he's older and can enjoy it a little more.

Connor's favorite section was definitely the mini grocery store!  He loved that he got to push his own cart and go shopping for food!

Notice the two giant containers of yogurt...that's my kid!

I was the cashier and helped him ring up all his purchases (including a giant bottle of ketchup).

He also enjoyed working at the mini Potbelly restaurant...although I don't think he completely understood the toasting of the sandwich.

He did made a giant sandwich with lots of good choices for ingredients!

In the little theater, Connor and Grady dressed up in capes for the camera!

Daddy showed him how to put the bands around the pegs to make shapes.

Grandpa showed them how to make a ramp to make their balls roll down to the bottom.

Feeding his baby!

In the animal vet area, he helped bandage the "owie" on the dog.

Last time, we didn't go in the water area, but the boys really wanted to go in this time.  They loved spraying water and watching the little ramps carry water around!

First time at the childrens' museum

On Saturday, Aunt Julie and I took Connor to the Kohl Childrens' Museum.  It was very special for us because we used to LOVE going there when we were younger.  Although the location is different now, some of the exhibits are similar to ones we remember, so it was a lot of fun to see them again as adults.

We started out at the car exhibit where Connor got to drive Mommy in a big blue car!

He also loved the little track where he could watch cars drive down the spiral.  He was too scared to go through the kid car wash, so we'll save that for next time!

Aunt Julie and I were especially excited for the mini Dominicks to go grocery shopping because we remember this one from when we were little.  Connor got his little shopping cart and went shopping for his favorite foods (or whatever looked appealing to him).

We took some special photos with the soft pretzels for Daddy since they're a fave of his.  We also took photos next to the meat grinder for Uncle Sam.

The exhibit I was most excited for was the mini Potbelly's restaurant!  It looked exactly like the real thing with all the same signs and decor except much smaller.  Connor played on the cash register with Aunt Julie...

He made sandwiches using the play food...

And his absolute favorite part of the entire museum was the broom!  He was dragging it around the restaurant and didn't want to let go!

Another one of his favorite activities was watching the balls float as the air pushed them.

He drove a train! 
"All aboard!"

In the music area, he enjoyed playing the drums and watching the confetti bounce around inside.

There was a baby nursery where he was able to feed the baby a bottle.  He also rocked the babies and put them to bed.  This was adorable!

In the nature area, he walked around the dock and stones...

And he drove the boat with Aunt Julie!  Row, row, Connor!

He had so much fun (and so did we!) and he was such a curious little guy!

When we got into the car, he passed out right away and I transferred him to his bed without a peep.  Such a tiring, but fun, day!