Lady of Ye Olde Manor

We took Boo to the Allentown Art Museum on Sunday, where we met up with Jeff's colleague and friend Hector, his wife and their 4 year old daughter. We took in the Knights in Shining Armor exhibit, which Jeff and Hector really liked-- it was a collection of medieval and Renaissance swords and armor and engravings. (No photos-- photography was not allowed. Sorry!)

What was cool was that the AAM has a sizeable kids' area where they do a big activity area that ties in with the main exhibit theme. This is a great idea for art museums-- there's not much for little ones to do save pick out the dogs and babies in the paintings, and that is fun for only so long, and it's hard to be in a place where you can't touch anything. So the kids' area idea is GENIUS. Alison and Helena made castles and crowns and played with the puppets and looked at the picture books and raided the costume box, and they had decorated the room to look like a castle courtyard complete with stable, ramparts, and garden. Well done, AAM. Well done.

Speaking of photos-- the packages were mailed on Saturday, so watch for them in midweek. (Betsy and Randy, if you'd like photos, let me know and we'll hook you up!)