Hey mamabird - I'm so glad your DS liked the Children's Museum. It was always a good place to go if I wanted to make sure my DS would sleep on the ride home. But what a rotten lady you encountered! Seems like she only asked how old he was so she could scoff. I feel so sad for you - we lucked out and got the curious and amazed comments until DS turned 4.

I think you said you were in the twin cities. Your son might enjoy Monday mornings at the science museum: http://www.smm.org/playdates/

Thanks st pauli!! I think he would love that. Overall the day at the children's museum was very fun and I am not going to let one rotten lady ruin my day! Thanks for the link, we will have to try that some day soon.

St. Paul has a great electricity museum!

My DS LOVED the science museum as a preschooler. And still does of course! Even more than the children's museum. We spent a lot of time in the dinosaur room! My DD3 loves the dinosaur room too. They also have great kid's programs and summer camps, even for preschoolers. My daughter is going to her first one this summer!

I used to get the eye roll for my DS ALL the time when he was 2 to 3. He was always trying to disassemble stuff. And he was usually running or climbing! He rarely showed his stuff out in public. My daughter loves to show off for the public though. People comment on her all the time and her vocab.

Somehow this is reminding me of taking DS11 to the local amusement park as a preschooler. The folks who were in charge of strapping him in would always comment that he was more interested in the mechanism of the seat belts than he was in the ride itself. ((smile))

That seemed like a 'sweet quirk' at the time. I had no idea what was in store for him!

Grinity

I think you're talking about the Bakken Museum, on Lake Calhoun in Mpls. You're right, it is fabulous! ok, i used to volunteer there, so i'm a bit biased. I've been trying to find a good day to bring DS4 there.

Yes, that's it! DS and I took the bus, and I enjoyed the walk to from the bustop as well.

You all are awesome!!! I am so thrilled to be able to share my stories and get information and advice from people that actually understand what I am going through. Thanks again!!



P.S. Right now my DS's dream in life is to ride a bus, so I think that is going to be one of our upcoming adventures!! We could probably just ride the bus and that would be thrilling enough for him.

LOL! When DS6 was 2 and obsessing about cars, a walk through the parking lot was the best part of any trip, so i know what you mean about the bus ride.

Ah, memories of simpler times...:)

Due to the current potty training, my son has now taken a serious liking to the workings of the toilet. He sat in the bathroom the other day for a good 1/2 hour with the top of the toilet flushing it to figure out how it works. Every time he would figure out something new, he would come running out excitedly to tell us. It was precious...