Blanton

Are we crazy?  Yes, we most certainly are.  It was Saturday morning, and Steven decided to mow.  Once he was done it began to rain, and our plans to go swimming were changed.  What to do, what to do?  Take the whole family down to the UT campus and visit the Go West exhibit at the Blanton museum!

Yep, we're nuts.  We brought a wiggly 6 year old, a tantrum prone 3 year old and an infant to a museum?  Honestly though, the boys were all very well behaved.  I was expecting some fits or frustration at some point, but they were very patient.  Maybe the promise of lunch afterward was motivation, I don't know.

Matt was enthralled with this modern art display of thousands of pennies on the ground.  He was begging me to take just one.  Just one Mom!!!!!  Pleeeeeease!!!  Uh, no.  There were museum employees everywhere watching every move my boys made.  Will stepped over the line just once, and I had a curator tell me, "Ma'am, maybe you could just hold his hand so he doesn't step over the line."  Ok.  Bunch of nervous nancies.  For good reason.  I wouldn't trust Will either.

Steven and I both can't stop giggling at the donkey in the corner of this painting. What's he up to?  No good, that's what.

Johnny took a little Bjorn nap through most of it.

And this painting is very similar to the one hung over the crib in Johnathan's room.  It was cool to get to see the real thing.

Steven & I were both impressed with the architecture of all the new UT buildings.  They've been built since we were in school, so they're new to us!

And, the rain continued.  So thankful for it!  The boys didn't seem to mind getting wet.  It may not have been the day we'd planned for, but it sure was fun.  A little bit of culture never hurt anyone.  Not even a three year old.