Brady visit Feb 23 & 24

Brady is visiting the relatives this weekend.  Here are a few photos of his visit.

Our couch has become a "school bus" with Brady as the driver.  Not sure if he is really hungry, or if this is a delaying tactic to avoid going to bed but he seems to want "Chex Mix" which is really Rice Chex when it is time to go to bed.  He also wants Cheerios.  Grandpa is reading Brady "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?"  This book can be read multiple times in a row and still delight Brady and keep his interest.

Brady slept until 7:00 AM Friday morning.  Once he was up the first thing he did was go to the school bus!

Grandma made Brady a Mickey Mouse pancake.  Mickey Mouse is a favorite of Brady's at the moment.  You may notice his Mickey Mouse pajamas.

 Nothing like a quick game of hide and seek to get the day started.  Notice the Mickey Mouse pancake is in Brady's right hand.  He eventually did eat it.

 Brady is tall enough now to see over the table and onto the kitchen counters.

Whenever Brady comes to Grandma's house he likes to play the piano.

 Brady is adjusting "Ted-Ted" so he can hear the music better.

The highlight of today's activities was a visit to the Eau Claire Children's Museum.  Notice the small plane in Brady's right hand.  This little plane has become a favorite "clutch" item along with the key on a "Holiday Bus" key chain.

The highlight at the Children's Museum was this little car.  Notice it is parked by the Drive Through Window at the bank.

Brady spent as much time as he could sitting in the car and exchanging money through the drive up window with other kids.

There were a couple of young girls that seemed to enjoy being the bank tellers.  Brady and the two girls would endlessly pass the play money back and forth to each other through the drive up window.

After an hour at the bank drive up window Brady branched out and started exploring other parts of the Museum.  There is a lot here.  We stayed over two hours and never even went to the lower level where they have crafts and things to do with water.

This is the part of the Children's Museum devoted to children 4 and under.  Brady is harvesting the garden and bringing the produce to the boat.

 He has his arms full.  The yellow things are ears of corn.

Another area of the Children's Museum Brady found fascinating was the grocery store they have.  The check out was always busy so it wasn't until noon when most of the other kids left that Brady could access the cash register and scanner.  The whole museum is set up nice and it seemed like it lent itself to kids sharing and taking turns and getting along with each other.  Remarkably peaceful for as many children as were there for the first 1 1/2 hours.  We got there at 10:30 AM and the place was packed.

 This is the "garden" area for the 4 and under set.  Brady had a great time pulling up the flowers "planted" in the garden.  The garden is on the side of the fence Brady is on.

Of course, with that many kids at the children's museum one should wash their hands after they leave the museum.  What better way to wash your hands than in a sink full of soap suds!