Yesterday I decided we'd go to the Ecotarium. It was the day before another snow "storm" (Up to 5 inches of snow is a storm? Really?) and I thought it wise to get some infotainment in before we were stuck in the house. We ended up spending 2.5 hours there browsing through all kinds of exciting things. A shocking amount of time considering that usually about an hour is all Alex can stomach without going a little loopy (more about that later) but it was earlier in the afternoon than we typically go, so that must have been the reason why.

She's not nearly so fascinated with everything as I am, and I do find it somewhat mostly frustrating to tour the museum and have about 10 seconds per display unless is has some manipulable component or the capability to blow large quantities of air into little brother's face. That being said, she was almost attentive for a few explanations of different exhibits, so I think we're making progress. Gabe was fascinated by everything, and quiet unless air was blowing in his face.

We saw fossils, rocks, played with water, air of course, sounds, puzzles, puppets, display buttons, a train, and even tempted a snake to try and eat us all whole. From the other side of the glass, of course, because even at 19 pounds, Gabe would be an attractive meal for the boa.

Then, meltdown occurred as it always does. This time, Alex was "starving to death" and needed to eat all of Gabey's Cheerios. However, they were being recklessly scattered all over the supposedly food-free floor of the museum, so chaos was not far away as Mommy decided enough was enough and feeding time was over. Much screaming ensued, followed my hurried application of coats and admonishments. Into the bitter cold, we retreated to the car, munching Cheerios and scattering a few for the birds on the way. (Almost forgot - feeding time began because Gabe was in the stroller and started looking for Cheerios in his cup holder. He's too smart.)

Order was restored thanks largely to nap time in the car, which ended abruptly in the garage at home. And...back to a less than exciting day at home. Today, hopefully there's a play date in our future, but maybe just some snow and lots of nagging about the extreme need for hot chocolate because it's so cold and snowy, combined with lots of begging about not keeping clothes on because it's too hot.