The Pilkerton Household: A day at the Museum

So...today's plan was to go to the Children's Museum and then meet mom after work. We picked Cindy up after she got off school (at 11) and drove into downtown Houston. After a couple little direction problems we were happy to finally pull into the Children's Museum! We get out, pulled out 2 strollers, put 2 hungry kids in strollers and just as I was about to get Julianna out of her car seat some man yells to us "the Children's Museum is closed on Mondays"! Poor planning on my part! No biggie though. It took all of about 2 minutes for me to realize the National Science Museum was only about 3 miles from where we were at. We get to the National Science Museum, eat and do the butterfly, rain forest and general museum exhibits. We had a really good time! The kids were really good! I'm still amazed at how well behaved Mikayla is for a one year old...so laid back! As I've said before that she fits right in! So we stay at the museum about 3 hours and by this time it's 4 and time to leave to meet mom at The Melting Pot for dinner (we had 5:15 reservations). For those that don't know The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant and by far the best restaurant on earth!!! John and Kristy had never been and it was the perfect reason to splurge a little. The Melting Pot is usually reserved for "special occasions". Can't think of anymore specialer of an occasion!!! So we enjoy, 2 different cheese fondues, 2 different "Land & Sea" fondues and are you ready...Smores and Milk Chocolate fondue with strawberries, pound cake, gram cracker covered marshmallows, cheesecake and brownie! Seriously, you could stick your entire face in it (Allie basically did)! It's heavenly! Better than sex (every women we've polled has agreed on this!). It's literally to die for! So the bill comes. By this point we are full to the brim on delicious food and high on chocolate. I usually don't talk prices but this was funny. Here is how the convo went.

John-opens the bill and looks at us

Me-What is the bill?

John-I can't even say it!

*By this point we are all gazing aimlessly at each other

Me-I open the bill...drum roll please...$290! I say to the table OMG it's $290 and what do we all do...
BUST OUT LAUGHING! We thought it was the most hilarious thing! I don't know if we were delirious on chocolate or just plan crazy but all we could do was laugh. It ended up being $60 a person, that includes several drinks and we all went dutch so it wasn't a huge bill for any one person. I do have to say though it's well worth it, it may not sound like it, but it is. Sometimes you have to indulge a little. We were there about 2 hours and the kids (aside from some minor Allie problems) were really well behaved! Tomorrow I believe we are doing the Funeral Museum (explain why tomorrow)...

Kristy, John and Mikayla at the museum