The Art Museum

Early in our Mother's Day planning, I was asked what I wanted to do. My all-time favorite Mother's Day is when we walked the trails at the NC Museum of Art, so, as always, I said I wanted to do that again. (It was fantastic: easy hike, whimsical whirligig art.) Our weekend plans kept shifting, but since we were all home on a Tuesday, we headed out for my Mother's Day hike. Karston was very eager to go: he told us that one time when he went, he saw (Clyde Jones) animals in the grass, but the next time he went, the animals weren't there. I think he was 2 when we saw the Clyde Jones exhibit! So we had all hands when we could miss the weekend crowds, and off we went!

First we went to the State Farmers Market. Karston started talking about how hungry he was, a very rare occurance, so we went straight to the Restaurant. Karston didn't eat a lot, Cale was a steady eater who ate my fruit, so that was normal. Then we shopped produce since I love farmers markets! When we saw the homemade ice cream, we got some cookies and cream for Karston. He ate as much as he could (whew!), and then I took a few bites before it caught Cale's attention. Unbeknownst to me, my lactose intolerance decided to kick in this afternoon. Yummy ice cream, but crippling stomach cramps for the next two hours.

When we got to the art museum, I could only walk very slowly, but I didn't want to lag behind, so Karston came back and held my hand. I didn't look so out-of-place walking slowly with Karston, and he is sweet enough to hold my hand when I don't feel well. Since a new building opened recently, we went to check it out first. As we went through the Classical Art with 1st century statues, Cale pointed from the stroller and said uh-oh for the missing limbs. The last one was also missing the head, and Cale said uh-oh, lost his head for that. We went outside through the Rodin garden, and the kids played by the reflecting pond. We didn't walk as much as I had hoped because I was still doubled over, but it was very nice. As we left, Karston said he would like to come back again soon. I think so!