The fun continues up north

No, Parker and Dad are not in a crazy looking jail.  The family headed to the Madison Children's museum and had a great day exploring all the areas,

Parker really enjoyed the freedom to move about and found lots of nooks and crannies to get around on

No different than home, he was quick to find one of his favorite things... fish!

Soon we were on to more constructive endeavors.  Parker worked on creating a toddler size fort...

... while Carter worked on his city planning skills (working on the bus routes to start).

We also worked to expand Parker's knowledge base.  Starting with this odd thing that appears to be a game.

While Carter worked on more artistic practices with his window painting.

As we continued through the museum, Carter made a new friend and they both worked diligently to make one of the deepest deep dish pizzas seen anywhere but Chicago.

Once the toppings were all placed with care, it was off to the belt driven oven to cook them to perfection.  I think Carter probably cooked, then changed ingredients, then cooked again about 10 times.

Last, we made our way to the rooftop gardens and club house.  It was a cold morning for the boys, to keep warm, they donned some traditional parkas and the exploring started.

The roof top is home to a number of chickens, quail chicks, and a number of other native animals (snakes and frogs in the clubhouse) as well as a large rooftop garden.  Carter and Parker both really enjoyed watching the animals (Parker kept barking at the chickens).

But also made sure to watch the cars go by

Carter made his way to the crow's nest to get a better view of the lake north of the Madison isthmus.  Unfortunately it was too cold for any boats to be on the water.

Soon we were back on our way home to take a nap and get ready for a fun play date with a family that lives next to Grandma and Grandpa who had two little ones very close to Carter and Parker's age.  It was another great day in Wisconsin!