Makin' Pizza

Video: November 30, 2007

I suspect Jonas is not going to be hired at Izzy's anytime soon...

Shopping for Groceries

Video: November 30, 2007

During our vacation in November we took Jonas to the Children's Museum. This was the second visit for Jonas and I but the first time Tony has gone. We had so much fun. In this video, I love that Jonas was stocking up on fruits and veggies at the grocery store. Of course this is not an accurate portrayal of real life---Jonas likes most fruit but would live the rest of his days without veggies if it were up to him. Sound familiar?

Children's Museum, Vet Clinic

Kelly and I thought the Vet Clinic was very cool with tons of different (stuffed) animals to choose from that you could "doctor" on. They had scrubs to dress up in and stethoscopes and x-ray machines to use. It took several tries to get Jonas to even go in the vet clinic and once he did he bandaged a monkey, stuffed it in a pet carrier and he was outta there. It was maybe just a little too realistic and reminded him of his trips to the doctor.

Children's Museum, Artist's Corner

They had a great set-up in the Artist's Corner. Jonas was really only interested in the painting but they also had a bunch of recyclable (egg cartons, foam packing peanut, assorted paper, etc.) that you could make art out of. There were photos of very creative stuff that kids had made.

Children's Museum, Mexico

Mexico was so awesome. This was one of my favorite places because Kelly dressed Jonas up in the authentic clothes and he just went along with it. Jonas immediately made a friend to fish with in the cool boat with the huge net. There were photos showing this region of Mexico that was being depicted and the huge net was almost exactly like the one in the photo. After catching a mess of fish, Jonas was off to the open air market to get some produce to go with his fish. Then back to the casa to fix some fish tacos. Mmm, plastic.

Children's Museum, Outdoors

The Great Outdoors was perfect for burning some excess energy. With a rockclimbing wall, kayak, river rocks, hoola-hoops and more, there were endless possibilities for play. I was especially impressed by the incredible mural painted on the wall...it's of Smith Rocks and the Deschutes River...I wish I had gotten a better photo of it.

Children's Museum, Pizza Parlor

The Pizza Parlor was extremely realistic with pizza crust, sauce and all the fixin's just ready for assembly. Then into the oven...count to ten...pizza's done and ready to eat. The coolest part of the Pizza Parlor was that kids could call from other places (like the Grocery Store or Vet Clinic) and order a pizza to be delivered. Older kids (8 to 12 yr. olds) especially enjoyed this aspect of it. They were cranking out the pizzas by the dozens.

Children's Museum, Grocery Store

The Grocery Store was so much fun. There were real metal shopping carts outside the store that each little shopper could push in and around the store and load up with all their groceries. From produce, to baked goods and even baby formula and contact lens solution, everything goes in the cart and then wheel it up to one of two check stands. The cash registers were real and everything was priced as each cashier saw fit. Then the customer gets to turn into an employee and re-stock the shelves with all the things from their carts. We visited the grocery store several times.

Children's Museum, Construction Zone

Photos: July 26, 2007 Jonas' 3rd birthday

Our friend Kelly Fudge invited Jonas and I to go to Working Wonders Children's Museum with her on Jonas' birthday. (Tony was in Israel so he didn't get to go.) We had such a great time and Jonas had so much fun with Auntie Kelly...she plays all the games! A big thank you, K. Fudge, for a great day at the "Useum" (Jonas-ism). I highly recommend this kid's museum to anyone with kids of any age. It's in the Old Mill District in Bend. You can check out their website, www.workingwonders.org and see what it's all about.


In the construction area, Jonas did his usual sort-by-color with the big foam blocks.