We had to pick up 30 bushels of acorns in Iowa City today. Usually, that means that I pick another of the area's attractions (I try for free) and we do that before or after the pick up. This time, the kids begged and badgered and pleaded and negotiated to go to the Children's Museum.
We played in the flight simulator room for an hour at least. Holly pretended to fly to the Arctic Circle to look for penguins and polar bears. Isaac loved the music room best. Lily rocked the farmers' market. The theatre and the art studio were open and they spent time in both while Isaac insisted on driving the ambulance.
Break for lunch and acorn loading. Each kid gobbled a full bowl of broccoli cheddar soup and was ready for more flying fun.
They spent 11am -4pm there and wanted to close the place down at 8pm, but Mama was tired, so so tired. I got up at 5 am to get everything ready for this adventure. They slept in to 6 AND napped on the way to Iowa City.
We took the long way home.....the one with the prettiest of views.....and the kids sang that song, Cups, for 90 minutes straight before passing out and napping.
Holly observed that none of the small towns had ice cream shops and that was a tragedy for AMERICA.
Almost home I realized that I wasn't actually ready to end this wonderful day, so we stopped at the State Park by our farm and they ate PB&J's and rolled down the hill laughing and tumbling and explaining to Isaac all about faerie dwellings within sight.
We ended the day with an all the kids in the bath scrub down and pajama party, watched 4 episodes of H2O Mako Mermaids, and as I type this two of them are crashed asleep on the floor.
This was a good day, a good and beautiful day. These are the days that are so overflowing and spilling over with happy that they fill up the surrounding days with joy too. My kids are so much a blessing to me and to the folks they encountered today, I am so lucky to be their mama and to spend my days with them.
Love.
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