At the MSI

So we went with grandparents to the MSI today. They've updated the farm exhibit, which was fun, and we spent a lot of time playing in the water at the Idea Factory. The first three pictures are from our last visit, almost a year ago: Peter had wild, curly hair! Gracie was only in kindergarten! This time, both kids were seasoned garden veterans who looked with lots of interest at the plants growing in the little greenhouse next to the big combine. We saw lots of things we recognized: tomatoes, basil, sage, peppers... I'd love to grow seedlings under grow lights in the garage this spring, but I need to do some research on what kind of lights I'd need. We had a great visit and wrapped it up with some lunch and bowling in Hyde Park, during which one set of three-year-old fingers got squished between some bowling balls. We managed to keep fingers safe for about the first 45 minutes of bowling through constant vigilance every time the ball returned. But eventually the odds caught up with us. The fingers are fine, although I'm not sure Peter's really in favor of bowling.