While GG was "enjoying" a physical therapy session Grandpa and I stepped out with the kids to visit the Witte Museum.
One of my favorite parts of the museum was the sound and music section. It was very interactive and needed no explanation. Although Ben wants to know the how and why of everything, Izzie just wants to do it, so this was great for her. Here the kids are playing a "pipe organ" with the bottom of a flip-flop.
Here is Ben is peeking through a hole in the wall of noise - a wall with various metal items: lids, chains, pots, pipes etc. attached to it. There were several drum sticks and the kids went crazy banging whatever they could reach.
Izzie and Ben attack the wall!
Sending messages through the pipes.
Ben playing dodge ball on the computerized floor. If the red light gets you, you're out.
Izzie shoots off a rocket with a little help from Grandpa Steve.
Ben uses pulleys to raise his chair up.
It was a fun afternoon and then back to GG's for pizza and snuggles. It doesn't get much better than that!
... sitting on a speckled blog. As you can see Izzie still loves to pick up any sort of creature. She is not particular about whether it could bite or sting. Neither is she picky about whether it's alive or dead. We generally try to keep her away from the biting, stinging, decaying things, although we did examine with some interest a dead cicada outside of GG's house one day.
These pictures are from the end of August when it was still hot enough that Izzie's evening attire consisted of a diaper. (Now she's wearing underwear all the time except for naps and overnight!)
Do you think this little guy could turn into someone's Prince Charming? 
And a shot of Izzie's head since we have all her other body parts in this post.
