W B Family Blog: Big C and Daddy's Day Out

The Easter weekend provides a chance for some good down time on the Saturday and the Monday. Daddy decided to take a few passes out from the library and take the boys each on their own adventure. Saturday, it was Big C's turn.

We started the trek by driving to the local mall where we could catch a bus, a huge favourite for Big C. We had to stop off at the big blue car in the cell phone store display area to take it for a spin (guess I'll need to remind him to open his eyes once he starts to learn how to drive!)

We started off by getting a white hot chocolate to share. Here's Big C waiting in line showing off that he's big enough to carry the backpack (which included a special surprise that I wasn't allowed to see).

We hopped on our bus and went straight to the back (I can't even remember the last time that I didn't get onto a bus and go straight to the back with my boys).

After an hour long bus ride we ended up at the Museum of Civilizations. We'd never been here before and we were both quite eager to see what it offered.

We headed straight for the kids area and grabbed our 'passport' so that we could be sure to check out the entire space. Big C was very excited to explore the theatre area. There was a dressing room in the back where he picked out a king's costume. He made the announcement to the stage director that he was ready and then made his grand entrance to fanfare. It was quite the cool set up.

Next, he stopped at the classic phone booth to call his grandparents

and then checked out the bus from Thailand.

So far, we were three-for-three on things that Big C has always loved!

We stopped by the Robert Munsch exhibit before lunch. It was really cool. Here's Big C sitting for a photo on the Big 'M' that you could crawl all over and explore.

We tried changing our voices into 'Robert Munsch storytelling voices' at the big sound wall. Daddy told Big C about how Robert Munsch came to visit his school when he was about his age.

We stopped for lunch and enjoyed the surprise snack that Big C had packed. He said that he wanted to put in a yummy snack just like I do for his lunch every day. How heartwarming!

We returned to the main part of the museum and checked out the Great Hall

and then the postal museum.

Big C was overjoyed to discover the jeep that used to deliver the mail and how a letter goes from his house to anywhere in the world.

The back of the postal museum leads right back to the kids area. Big C found an area to make shadow puppets. He told a cool story about a frog who went off to explore the world.

We finished up stamping the last of his destinations in his passport at the ocean port.

He waited very patiently for his turn in line,

daddy was quite impressed based on his level of excitement, to get a turn at the big crane. Here's Big C moving a load from the big ship onto land.

He saw daddy headed to the right spot to take a photo, which was conveniently placed on the loading dock, so he tried to have the load land on my head. Silly boy!

We went down to the water to take one last picture at the museum and then ran to our bus to head home.