We went back to the the childrens museum in Rochester today. The plan was to go because the weather was supposed to be bad. When we left the house it was sunny, 72 degrees and there was a slight breeze. Absolutely beautiful, it figures! (By the way, when we got back to Buffalo? It was windy, overcast and about 59 degrees!)
We realized, when I checked the museum website for directions this morning, that TODAY was openning weekend for the new Berenstain Bears exhibit!!! Very exciting for me because I grew up reading the Berenstain Bears books….I was so excited to go!
When we got there we headed right for the new exhibit. It was really cool. Lots of neat things for Ian to play on and with. They had the whole Bear family walking around visiting with guests, Mike Berenstain (BB co-creator) was there signing autographs, a DJ playing music and all sorts of other fun stuff to do in honor of the big weekend. We kept busy in the area for close to an hour. Ian even got to play with a museum employee while we were there. She helped him name colors and shapes in the quilting area….she thought it was pretty cute that he used “yellow” and “pink” as his defaults when he didn’t know the color she was holding up. 🙂
We explored other areas of the museum but mainly stayed in the areas we didn’t get to when we visited a few weeks ago. Ian was able to discover lots of new things to do and see.
We packed a lunch for the little guy and took our lunch “break” a little earlier than normal. Ian ate very well and managed to sample a little bit of everything that Daddy and I got from Taco Bell. 🙂
Afterward we went back to playing until Ian clearly needed a nap. When all was said and done, we got close to 3 and a half hours of good playtime before we had to head home. Can’t wait to go back again. The Berenstain Bears will be visiting museum guests every weekend throughout the month of May so we may try to fit in one more trip before the next baby arrives!
