Pittsburgh is pretty. We had pretty weather all weekend. The city is clean, has a lot of historic buildings along with modern high rises. Its a city of many bridges (its surrounded by a river). I never imagined Pittsburgh to be so nice, and it really is a sweet city! We stayed at the Westin, near the convention center.
On our first day, Saturday, we visited the Children's Museum. Its voted to be on the top 10 of children's museums in the nation, according to Parent Magazine. I researched the museum prior to our trip and found out they were having a "monsters" day on Saturday! Perfect! Taj is obsessed with monsters! When we arrived, the boys had their faces painted for the very first time!
Cookie Monster face!!
Monkey monster face!!
Painting a picture for daddy
water play
After the museum closed at 5pm, we checked in to our hotel, got settled in, ordered room service for dinner... complete with dessert! The boys got their baths, and I scrubbed their faces clean. We were so exhausted from driving and playing that we were ready to crash early. Jax decided he was going to be the rebel of the group. He wanted to party all night. Yup. Jax would not settle down to sleep until almost midnight. He sang, he shrieked, he giggled. Poor Taji. Poor mommy! Who knew staying at a hotel would turn Jax into such a party animal. He has a wild streak in him.
Once he finally fell asleep, we all got a good night's sleep. Morning came, and the boys regained their energy. They probably woke up half the hotel guests too. They love to have scream competitions. And I would love to put a muzzle on them.
After a little stroll through the city, and a quick "Superhero" photo shoot I got inspired to do, we checked out of the hotel and drove over to where the University of Pittsburgh is (PITT). I have noticed that all University towns are so damn cute. No matter what the state or city, when you go near a big university notice how nicely maintained and cute the surrounding town is. At this part of the city, near the University, were the science and art museums. Gorgeous. Will have to bring the boys and Brad back here again. Since the day before was all about monsters and creative hands-on playing, on this second day, I decided we would go get our dinosaur fix at the Museum of Natural History. Both boys love dinosaurs lately, Jax especially. I thought they would be amazed. I certainly was. Well, turns out Jax decided to nap for half of it, and Taji couldn't understand where the "real" dinosaurs were. He thought he was going to see them as pictured in storybooks and movies :)
digging for bones
Another successful Moms & Sons weekend! Or was it????
I decided to break down the facts and weigh out the positives and negatives...... so next time I think its a smart idea to take the boys away for the weekend WITHOUT brad, WITHOUT help, and during their SIBLING RIVALRY and TANTRUM stage, I will be better equipped to make a decision!
-boys fiddling around with seatbelts in the car, undoing them..... screaming for their toys and lovies
-difficulty sharing stuff ("thats mine!" "No, MINE!")
-Jax, the party animal, during bedtime, stayed up and kept everyone awake 2 hours past bedtime
-screaming competitions in hotel early, in the evening and early morning
-at breakfast, they opened 6 jam packets, started licking them
-Taj chucking my rings across the room, in hotel room
-Taj, the sourpuss, at the dinosaur museum
-more tantrums than mommy could handle..... feeling outnumbered
THE PROS
-the boys loved getting their face painted, first time (It was SO cute to watch!)
-boys making each other laugh. They are the peanut gallery.
-they were good eaters, big appetites
-played nice at museums, followed and chased each other around
-Taj was a very good luggage (bell hop)!
-once they fell asleep, slept all night without a peep
-their cute outfits and cute grins got us in for FREE! at the dinosaur museum
-sweet huggy moments with all 3 of us
-Jax was amazed by the dinosaurs.... Taj not so much ("where are the real dinosaurs??)
No comments:
Post a Comment