The Fruits of YOUR Labor.

Last Saturday, Luke, Matt and I headed over to the San Luis Obispo Children's Museum to redeem the passes Luke won from the "Cutest Cupid" radio contest. Not a bad prize for second place (although we all know he should have come in first... :P) We held off using them until close to the expiration date (only good until the end of June) so Luke would enjoy the experience more by being a bit older.

I am glad we waited but there still wasn't too much there that peeked his interest. He is such a social kid but his vision is just so bad that most objects aren't very exciting to him. He rather spend the day talking your ear off or playing his favorite game- "Copy Every Noise/Facial Expression/Movement that Luke Makes!"- then anything else so our time in the museum was a short 40 minutes. But I have to say- "regular" kids probably wouldn't spend much more time there. Our museum is new, small and slightly lacking.

Anything with a steering wheel was a big hit. Luke loves to spin the wheel. The fireman hat he could do without.

I think Daddy was more interested in this police motorcycle. Luke is wondering where the steering wheel is.


Keeping the mean streets of SLO safe.

This real cash register was a huge hit. It made all the right noises and Luke loved pressing all the buttons. Luke is quite the accomplished button-pusher.

A fake trolley. This was a perfect wheel for Luke because "Luke do" all by himself (no parental lap needed.)

Daddy playing the happy passenger.

This was hard to maneuver with one hand but Luke gave it a shot. He was move interested in sliding himself down the stairs he's sitting on.

The TWO Cutest Cupids.

This was a hard picture to get. It's a giant fake train in a really small area (that's basically the entire 3rd floor of the 3 story building.) You can see Matt hanging out the back and he's holding Luke.

Thank you to everyone who helped us in the contest and worked hard to make Luke come in second. These museum passes weren't cheap so we appreciate getting to experience it for free. We entered the contest more for bragging rights and for Luke to solidify his position as a local celebrity. Considering I still have strangers recognize him from the contest- mission accomplished!