Week in Pictures - Ending Sunday, June 3rd

Coop pouting

 
Like half the city, we got the 3 month trial membership to the Pink Palace.  Drew was more interested in going than anyone because apparently he used to go as a kid.  I have no recollection of ever going besides to the IMAX once on a field trip.  Chase was several years too young to appreciate the museum.  We zipped on through the entire museum in about 30 minutes...and about 15 minutes of that time was spent in one of the common areas where they had a dance floor set up for a wedding later in the day.

 

Unhappy to leave!

 Aunt Mel and Uncle Chris were watching Cooper while we went to the Pink Palace, so we tried to burn some time since the time at the museum didn't last as long as we originally expected.  We first drove to Jerry's Snow Cones but the line was to the curb and it was much too hot to try to find a place to park the van and wait in line with a toddler on the verge of exploding.  So we then went to the "Mexican Popsicle" place I kept hearing people talk about.  Chase loved his chocolate popsicle, but he ate it very, very, very slowly.  He was still working on it when we got back to pick up Cooper, so we had to take it away from him because it was the consistency of a Frosty on a stick by the time we got there.  Chase had a complete and utter meltdown.  It was the worst temper tantrum we have ever seen from him.  Thankfully, he finally calmed down about 20 to 30 minutes after we got home.  We were totally worn out!

The park near our house that we lovingly call "Goose Poop Park" got a new playground since last summer.  We went early in the week when it was in the lower 70's and it was the best experience ever!  We went back later in the week when it was in the upper 80's and it was so stinking hot!!  Chase loves the playground though and can do most of the things all by himself, but needs a little help on the climbing bars and the rope ladders.

 Coop was a little hot during our second visit.  It's hard being stuck in a car seat all the time!

 Chase randomly visiting his brother...then back off to playing!

There is a story about the blue tube thing. When we got to the park, there was a teenage boy and girl that ran to the playground and then set up camp in that tube.  It was odd and I was nervous about what I might see.  They just kind of hung out and acted awkward.  The problem was that the tube is the only easy way to get down the twirly slide.  Chase climbed up the "rock wall" thing and wanted to get to the slide.  The boy was lying down in the tube and Chase stood on the edge of the tube staring at them and then started laughing and then crawled right in almost on top of that boy.  Thankfully the boy moved out of the way so Chase could go through, but then the boy and girl got back in the tube.  So we repeated this awkward exchange about 2 more times.  Finally the teenagers left.  Drew and I thought the whole thing was awkward.  Teenagers, let the 2 year old play on the playground!  Stop being weird!

 Toddler drama