A Day Downtown

We spent our afternoon and the New Children's Museum here in San Diego.  This is our second time visiting and it's been a few months since we were there last.  You can read about that here.  It's nestled in downtown San Diego and the place has three levels.  The general concept is it's a place where children of all ages can learn by doing.  There are arts and crafts on each floor and you don't have to worry about them touching any of the exhibits.

Today was short visit so Izzy and my nephew Nate could burn some of their never ending energy and get out of the house.  Out of all the exhibits they spent their time at the toy animals, the block table, bubble station and the rain house.  The rain house was the best part.  The floor is covered with foam mats and it's completely empty inside.  The kiddos were able to run around like little crazy people and since the house pipes out the sound of rain their screaming and laughter didn't bother anyone.

The down side is that it's a little pricey.  Just for the entrance and parking for one adult and one child was $20.  The same goes for the coffee/snack bar.  It's a great place to experience but there are so many place in San Diego for her to burn her energy that aren't as expensive.

Family Day at Chuck E. Cheese's

What a great family day!  My hubby didn't have any work to do today so we decided to take Izzy somewhere special.  We decided to let her experience Chuck E. Cheese's for the first time.  I personally haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese's since... well I can't remember.  It hasn't been in the past 10 or 15 years I can tell you that.  I wasn't sure what age would be right to bring her there so we decided to just risk it.

We headed out around 2:30pm, it was later than we planned but she was able to get in her daily nap before we left.  Once we got there she just held my hand while we ordered a late lunch and soaked in the atmosphere.  By the time we got to our table she was ready to go explore all the sites and sounds.  Even though there was a small crowd there it didn't phase her at all.  We looked at those little motorized rides that start up with a token.  She got into a bus and I made a HUGE mistake of turning in on.  She LOVES pretending to drive but didn't like the motion at all.  Luckily, it didn't turn her off from the experience.  We played games as a family and even won enough tokens to get her a few toy nick nacks.  She had the most fun watching other people play.  This was a great first time experience but it's definitely a place I'll save until she's older to fully enjoy.  The pizza was pretty good too!

Play Town

We spent the day yesterday at Play Town in El Cajon. The place was a great find so close to home.

It was filled with toddler friendly toys and activity areas. This was our second time there but the first time bringing cousin Nate. They especially loved this play camper pretending to drive and cook in the back.


So much that Izzy stopped mid play to give him a hug.



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