It seems like most preschools around here took an entire week off for Spring Break last week, but Dylan’s school only closed for a day. As far as our work schedules were concerned, this was very good! I only had to take PTO on Monday and Tom could “happily” work throughout the entire week….
In any case, Dylan and I took the opportunity to take a little day trip to the newly remodeled MY Museum over in Monterey.
I’d been expecting we’d spend a couple of hours there, then we’d grab lunch, and then Dylan would sack out on the drive home, leaving me some afternoon time to do laundry, some light house cleaning, etc….
But, Dylan just loved the Victorian Playhouse and the Build-a-House exhibits! While we were there, he totally made them his. At the Build-a-House exhibit, he put up canvas walls and doors and invited people inside (this was actually after much discussion–he initially didn’t want to let anyone in, but once I told him we’d have to leave if he didn’t take turns and share, he was hunting kids down to get them in!). In the Victorian House, he made soups, cupcakes, and smoothies for most folks meandering in….
I eventually had to persuade him to come out to eat, but he only agreed when I said that we could see if we wanted to come back after lunch….And he did! So, I kept my promise and we went back after finishing our overpriced lunch at this little veg-friendly restaurant called Tillie Gort’s.
Once we got back, Dylan did other things like golf, exploring the treehouse, and fielding calls from the ambulance. But really, it was all about playing in those two houses! In all, we ended up staying there for a whopping 6 hours! And, of course, Dylan did not rest until he passed out in his carseat on the way home! All in all, it was tiring, but very fun.
