Sunday, March 31, 2013

A Mommy Finley Adventure

Last weekend, Finley and I had an adventure downtown.  A childhood friend was in town for a conference and we were only able to see her on Sunday morning so after going back and forth with Dan about kids meals, naps, etc--it just made more sense for Finley and I to go and Dan and Dagny to stay home.  I was quite thrilled since I rarely get the chance to hang with the little dude on my own these days and he was equally as thrilled since we were going downtown to eat at a hotel across from the airport and then going to the Children's Museum.

We made our way to the Hilton Logan and Finley waited patiently for Keri to get off the elevator.
It was great to see Keri, a childhood friend from TX, and we all enjoyed the hotel's buffet.  It was kind of surprising that after surveying all the delicious options, Finley opted for only a bowl of cheerios and some blueberries to pour in.  I think he was taken by the cereal dispenser - such an engineer!  Finley did go outside of his social comfort level, though, by taking the bill and our credit card across the restaurant to the waitress all by himself! Amazing!  We said our goodbyes to Keri and wished her a safe flight (Finley asked if we could take her to her plane but with today's security measures, that wasn't an option!). 

We drove over to the Children's Museum and I couldn't wait for Finley to get inside since we hadn't been in quite a while.  We used to go quite often when he was 1 and nearly 2, but not since.  To my surprise, he didn't remember much of it at all and each room was a new discovery which turned out to be totally fun.
We even popped into a music class for a while.
He'll never do this in real life!
Some water table fun was up next.
Up on the third floor was the highlight of our visit for Finley.
We had a blast and I truly treasured the chance to be with Finley without any other distractions (sorry, Dagny).  It was really neat to see him be so much more independent at this museum than he ever was when we had been years back.  He chatted about it ALL the way home and then conked out for a great nap.  I hope we can have more mom/son adventures in the coming weeks, it was great!

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