Monthly Archives: September 2016

30Sep/16

A Day Fit for a King

Mufasa had it easy. He only had to show Simba the way of the Pride Lands and didn’t have to split his time with another child. Although no one can argue the joys of having multiple children, spending quality time with each one of them can be challenging. Luckily for us, we relied on Little Horse’s uncle and auntie to save the day.

While on his best behavior (surprisingly) in San Diego, we left Little Horse while we took our Little Tiger to watch the Lion King Musical. Being this was he first musical, he was both excited and a bit scared (mainly during the part where the hyenas corner Simba and Nala in the elephant graveyard). All in all, I think he really enjoyed both the musical itself and more importantly, I think he loved spending some quality time with mom and dad.

Next time around, we’ll try and switch it up and make sure Little Horse gets the same treatment (I’m shaking just thinking about him trying to sit still for hour intervals)

05Sep/16

Labor of Love

La.bor Day (noun)
a public holiday or day of festivities held in honor of working people

We definitely deserve a Labor Day or two. As the kids get older, work (our careers and our real jobs of taking care of the kids), seem to get tougher and more abundant. On this bright September day, we decided to visit a place we hadn’t been before. We decided to go to the Pasadena Kidspace Children’s Museum. From the website, it seems to be a smaller version of Liberty Science Center, but with more outdoor activities (we are in California after all).

Considering this was a last minute day-trip, I’d consider it pretty successful. Both kids tried the different activities, both kids ate fairly well, both kids only got semi-dirty, and both parents were able to not lose their cool. In total, this was a recipe good enough for us to purchase a year-long membership (yes, we can be suckers sometimes).

In an even trade, we’ll likely alternate this venue with the Natural History Museum to give the kids a nice balance of science, outdoor activities, and flying reptiles. If that doesn’t work, maybe we can all wish for an extra Labor Day next year.

Nothing like making other people work on Labor Day
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