Cousins at play

Today Lisa, the girls and I headed to Crown Center to play at their free exhibit, which was being presents by the Magic House. We got there too early and spent some time enjoying the gorgeous cool weather, checking out the fountains. 

Luckily since we got to the playspace early, there were only a handful of other families there too. The girls had a great time checking out the exhibits. 

Claire loved the car! They brought in a real electric car that the kids could climb around in. 

The whole exhibit was about "reduce, reuse, recycle" and included a play recycling truck as well. 

Maddie's favorite part of the recycling truck? The hat!

She had to take a turn behind the wheel as well. 

I snuck out to grab some candy from a shop across the hall, and Maddie pointed at a bin of candy necklaces. She knew what they were, somehow, and asked for one. I decided to be nice and get them for her and Claire. They were a big hit!

On the way down to Clinton, Maddie got to hang out, watch the iPad by herself and suck most of the rest of the candies off the necklace. While she has missed Joseph these last few days, I think she has really enjoyed her special time with her little cousins a lot!