It's the Big Red Dog!

Today, with the umteenth day of 40 degree temps brought us to the Minnesota Children's Museum. The big draw? Why, Clifford the Big Red Dog! Anja was somewhat perplexed by the notion of going to see him and kept asking where Clifford was, but after the drive down to St. Paul and three long purple flights of steps later, we were at his paws.

Hanging with Clifford . . . watering "Birdwell Island's" flowers.

The place was crawling with toddlers, kindergartners, school groups and more, so it was a little crazy, but well worth the lessons in sharing, taking turns, etc. (What do you do when some kid smacks another kid? Intervene or not?) Anja did a great job with the chaos, but was a little miffed when she would wait in line for her turn, only to be turned away because some other kid stepped ahead of her. Truth be told, she wasn't perfect either. She did try to take a small child's plastic fish, but then gave it back (and then some). And, she did push a boy (where does she learn this?). But, on the whole, I give her high marks for not succumbing to anything more than those two incidents. :)

Anja working the conveyor belt to feed Clifford some snacks.

Driving the truck around Birdwell Island.



Anja loved finding scissors, crayons and tape to make her own creation.



Dressing up as Cleo and petting Mac.



She got a kick out of the musical part of the exhibit, sometimes even dancing around as Cleo.

Playing with the "sand" by T-Bone.

She was thrilled with the morning, and after almost two hours with Clifford, was perfectly content with heading to her favorite eating establishment, Noodles and Co. Ironically enough, she's napping now. Thanks, Clifford!