Amelia likes to sit up in her Bebe Pod chair and play with the attached toy. Soon we'll start trying a few "solid" foods, so we'll switch out the toy thing for the placemat. For now, playtime!
Rebecca's friend Kelsye had a birthday party at Maple Grove Farm. The barn had a rock wall inside. Some kids loved it, others shied away. To my surprise, Rebecca put on that harness and scaled that wall like she'd done it a million times. As each person reached the top, s/he would ring the bell. Not many of the kids made it that far, especially not the 3-year-olds. But Rebecca had a HUGE grin on her face as she rang the bell!
Since the kids & Peter had the day off for Presidents' Day and I was post-call, we decided to get out of the house together. We headed to the Pink Palace Museum. I remember it well from childhood, and many of the main features haven't changed. But it was neat to see it through the girls' eyes. The moving triceratops is still there, but he's retired and can no longer move (arthritis?). The planetarium is scheduled to re-open soon--I used to go see the laser light shows there on weekend nights (gotta love some Pink Floyd music with lasers!). There's an IMax theater now. But the flap-your-arms-like-a-bird-in-flight exhibit remains (see photo); the huge miniature circus is there; the Memphis history section (Holiday Inn sign, replica of first Piggly Wiggly grocery store, Civil War and yellow fever stuff) is intact; and the gift shop still has cool rocks and fossils. We decided to become museum members, so we can get in first to new exhibits, go anytime without paying again, and really, because you're just not a cool family 'til you're a Pink Palace family.
Just before Leap Day, little cousin Annsley turned ONE! Here she is in her custom-made cupcake bib, ready to get messy. Happy Birthday, Annie!
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