Trip to Philly

We took a trip up to Philly the first weekend in November to see some friends and visit the Please Touch Museum. We went on a Friday afternoon, which turned out to be the absolute perfect time to visit since we ended up having the place basically all to ourselves. The museum isn't really a museum at all, but more like an endless kid play area where nothing's off limits. There was a water area, an African rhythm room, a grocery store, a shoe store, a McDonald's, a construction site, a medical center, a tree house, a section devoted entirely to Alice in Wonderland, puppet shows, a carousel, etc., etc.

Needless to say the kids absolutely loved it. The grocery store was probably the favorite, followed by the medical center (Audrey) and the mail truck (Brennan) in a close 2nd. Both kids were completely running on fumes by the end of the afternoon, but they loved every minute of it.

Saturday we went to the zoo, but after a long Friday afternoon, we were only there long enough to see some monkeys (including one that was very inappropriate), reptiles, the aviary and the lions/tigers. It was a totally whirlwind weekend, but lots of fun and a great time for the kids.