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Noah's Ark Exhibition

We finally got around visiting the Noah's Ark Exhibition at Skirball Museum. It is definitely a place worth visiting. I wasn't sure at first as it only opens at 12noon on weekdays which is the time Charlotte is about to take her nap. However, it all worked out well in the end. We went for the 2.30pm slot, right after her nap. In the morning, we brought her to a different sort of indoor playground. A place called A Magic Forest. It was our first time there. Almost everything was made of wood. Not a single toy was battery operated. I know wooden toys are more of an educational toys and are said to be better. But in my case, it was not possible to just have these toys at home. So i guess it was a good experience for Charlotte. For once, she can simply use her imagination and be free to do whatever she wants with wooden blocks and just plain simple toys without any other attention grabbing toys that plays music with a push of a button. Planting veggies A chicken coop C

Our First Pumpkin Patch!

I was pretty excited about visiting a pumpkin patch especially after seeing all the media influencers on instagram bringing their kids to one. So over the weekend, we visited our first pumpkin patch at Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch. I chose somewhere that was nearest to our place as Charlotte still does not do well in cars. We had no idea what to expect but I got Charlotte all excited when I told her that she will get to go on a pony ride and get her face painted. Upon arriving, I already liked what I see! Pumpkins everywhere! How cool was that? Oh and I get to pick any pumpkin that was lying around :) I just got very pumped up at the idea. It might be something families in LA see every year but this was my first time.  Charlotte too loved the idea of hay everywhere! We also managed to get ourselves a wagon to transport the kiddo around. Actually, it wasn't easy pulling it around. Face painting was first on our list. Even though there was a queue, Charlotte waited pa