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Shhh... Don't Tell

So don't tell Dylan but we take Caitlin all over the place while he's in school. He'd be pretty mad if he knew, but guess what? He spends a big part of each family outing complaining, so sometimes it is just a more pleasant experience to go with only the (slightly) less verbal child. Also don't worry about poor deprived Dylan too much- he had 4 years of being an only child before Katie came along and boy oh boy did he get pampered!

Here are a few a few pictures from a recent outing with Caitlin:We went to the Seattle Children's Museum. A few years ago we had a membership there but we let it lapse because the museum didn't seem that great. We gave it another chance because of a traveling Curious George exhibit they have right now and we actually got a new membership because the kids loved the museum so much! Now is it really better than it was? I am not sure but I think they have added new stuff. The art room (see Katie above) is great! There is always painting and clay and some rotating special project- like design your own tail or make flowers for a garden. The Curious George exhibit is pretty fun. Caitlin was happy to snuggle up to George for this picture. She also liked the part where you could stand in the lobby of George's apartment building and call the elevator or check all the mailboxes. She has very simple needs!
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Summer Spillane Jordan said…
oh...that's so great! sometimes i like to just take one child with me and pretend they're an only child, and spoil them as only a single child can be spoiled...unfortunately, madison (my eldest) was the only single child...everyone else was too late!
May 14, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Miranda said…
How long is the Curious George exhibit there? We're coming in July!
May 14, 2009 at 8:30 AM
myrna said…
Wow, that spoiling job is working well. Katie is having such fun being the "only child". I won't tell ;)
May 15, 2009 at 8:29 AM
gwyn said…
That's great she gets to have that only child time with you. Beware, though - problems start arising when they can tell the older sibiling what they missed!
May 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM
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