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Thursday, January 15

If pictures could say a thousand words


OK, where do I even begin. This picture is to highlight one of the funniest, most embarrassing moments I have yet experienced as a mother. As I mentioned earlier we decided to make a trip into D.C and had also decided to visit the Museum of American History because it had finally reopened after a extensive remodeling project. The only problem was, that everyone else had the same idea. The museum was packed! With the number of kids way out numbering the adults I really don't know how much of the actual museum we even got to see. We were constantly looking for someone, and that someone was usually Brigham.

So now to explain the photo above:
We had only been in the museum for less then an hour, trying to stay together as a group and trying to decided where we wanted to go. The museum is broken up into themes and they have a exhibit at the entrance of each.
Well, we had all met at the entrance of the Entertainment portion, then seeing the long line to even get in, we decided to see something else. So as us adults were decided where to go next, Brigham noticed to beautiful refinished , mint condition Dumbo ride at the entrance of the exhibit. No worries it had a least a three foot glass wall around the ride and another 4 feet plus to the actual car. As an adult you can't even reach over the wall and touch the thing.

Well we finally decided where to go next, so we are rounding everybody up to go, when... we noticed Brigham missing, YEP, after calling his name several times we noticed this little head sicking up out of the Dumbo ride with the HUGEST grin on his face.
How he had managed to climb not only over the glass wall, over the floor, and into the car without being seen, all never know.

So here we are trying to lean over the glass wall (remember you can not even touch the thing, which meant we couldn't grab Brigham) asking, pleading, begging, threatening Brigham to came back over.

As you can imagine we are starting to create quite a stir, or really entertainment for the long line of individuals waiting in line to go into the exhibit. When I notice out of the corner of my eye a security officer trying to head our way as fast as she can without running. Luckily Brigham finally came over close enough for Steven to grab, right as the officer arrived.
She politely reminded us (as she is trying not to laugh) that these exhibits are to look at and please watch our child more closely in the future.

Like I said it was one of the funniest most embarrassing moments I have yet experienced!

My only regret, Brigham wouldn't smile for the picture
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