A great day

Today was a great day. With the baby sleeping and L and I getting up early, we start the day with coffee and email for me and TV for him. This morning, after less than a half hour, he jumped up and decided he was done with TV for the day. I asked him what he wanted to do today. He thought for a few moments and excitedly suggested the Imagination Station (cool science/hands on place in Toledo).
I pushed my hesitation of putting F in the car for the hour plus drive for my mind and enthusiastically said yes. We started getting ready and waited for F to wake up.

We went and spent the day and the three of us had a great time. There were new exhibits since our visit last year, and it's a place you can spend a lot of time just letting the kids run around a play. The kids play area is even closed of with a gate that has a mechanism you must lift (out of reach from the kids). F spent lots of time moving dishes to and from the refrigerator and stove in the "playhouse". He found the computer check in in the "Hospital", got himself in the seat in front of it and happily banged away. The shopping cart in the "Grocery Store" was a huge hit too.

L played a lot in the same areas, which was fun for them both. He was also firefighting and playing at the water table.

The car ride back was great, in spite of a storm and traffic. F slept, L had many interesting questions and I heard "Mama..." many times during the drive back. One of those "Mama..." moments was ended with, "I love you".