Party time!!!

February has been a month of celebrations for the Pelhams and Jack is enjoying very bit of it! This past week we celebrated Zack's birthday...Lemon Meringue pie for all! Jack loves the pie...this picture was taken right before bedtime so we just let him lick the candle. (We are such mean parents)

I asked Zack where he wanted to eat for dinner and he said the the Woodhouse (local place). So off to the Woodhouse we went. Funny thing about the Woodhouse is that you have to order your food by telephone at your table!! Jack wanted to talk on the phone too...
Zack and I had the itch to "go somewhere"...Hawaii was out of the picture so we opted for our neighbors to the East - MN! We quickly realized our travels are no longer about us...we planned the weekend around the Children's museum, meals and naps. Jack did very well in the car and we only stopped once there and back. The first night in the hotel we took Jack swimming...he started to cry when we put his swim diaper on (that should have been our first clue things would get worse...). We took him to the pool and he cried the ENTIRE time. I guess we will have to try again this summer. The rest of the pictures are from the Museum - It was a great time had by all!

There was so much to see and do...

I love his expression - WOW!

A great place for an animal lover.

A trip to MN would not be complete without a little fishing!

When we arrived the bookshelf was full of books when Jack was done with it all the books were on Zack's lap!

This was really fun until Jack threw a block on a little boy's head...

Jack enjoyed pushing the buttons and hearing the different animal sounds...Big surprise he picked the owl first :)

We spent most of our time (and energy) in the "Habitot" section but we checked out some other sections. The LEGO Castle was fun...Jack liked the BIG Legos. Jack is exhausted by now...in the following pictures he is in the stroller and has his nukker!A quick stop to see the turtles.

Exhausted smiles...

5 minutes after we left the parking ramp...

We had a great time. We did manage to squeeze in a little shopping...although everything was size 18-24 mo. or 2T.

Parent Moment: Zack and I officially experienced our first toddler meltdown. After the museum we decided to pick up some lunch - keep in mind it is 12:15 on Saturday at Panera AND Jack has not had a nap. When we go to a restaurant we have a divide and conquer mentality - one person orders the food while the other tends to Jack. Zack stood in line and ordered the food while I took care of getting the table and watching Jack. Jack did fine for a while but then he wanted to be with Zack in line and he started to cry then one thing lead to another and he had a complete meltdown. (Of course I picked a table in the middle of the restaurant!) I packed Jack up and quickly headed to the car (which was two blocks away!). Zack waited for the food and asked the gentleman if we could get it TO GO. He was not happy with that request until Zack told him it was HIS son that was crying!!! I still got to enjoy my soup and breadbowl, maybe they weren't together but they were still good!!!