After chasing Grandma's cat into deep hiding, we set out on another day of adventure and exploration. I have to admit, I think we are setting a trend, since this one also begins at a bookstore; Boxcar & Caboose Bookstore on Railroad Street in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. I have to admit, this is not my first visit to this particular store. I love it because there is a bus in the children's area that is very entertaining to most kids, and you can look at the bookshelves around the bus without having to repeat the phrase "look with your eyes, not your hands" a thousand times. In addition to the wonderful kids' area, there is also a cafe attached to the bookstore. Everything a modern mom could want. Of course then there is the small matter of the Little Man who can manipulate grandma into buying him things for him at stores such as this(this will not be the last time on this adventure either).
Upon leaving the bookstore, we wandered over to the Farmer's Market just down the street. Since we are missing the one at home, what better way to figure out what the farmers on this side of the state have to offer. This particular farmers market is extremely dog friendly and before we even get into the building three different people have offered to let Little Man hang out with some really cool dogs. Once we finally make it though the door, he then manages to find a dog statue to hug on. After we have removed Little Man from the statue, we wandered around and found some treats for later and then headed back out into the cold.
Hungry from all the wonderful smells at the farmers market, we wandered just up the street to Dylan's Cafe located in an old renovated post office for lunch. The food was locally sourced and, for what we had, not bad. I had a cheddar ale soup and half of Little Man's BLT, of which he promptly tore apart and ate the bacon. I would definitely go again for lunch, except next time I would do it on a day that the gallery at The Catamount Art's Center was open next door.
Our final and favorite destination of the day was the Fairbanks Museum and Planatarium. Thankfully we arrived a little over an hour early to check out the museum, because the planetarium show sold out just after we arrived. Little Man, who had been looking forward to going to his first planetarium, moved around the museum like a chipmunk on caffeine, although when he described his visit to his dad later, he was able to tell him all about the different things he saw, which I thought for sure he had missed and rushed through. With time left to kill, we ventured into the gift store, where he managed to convince grandma once again to buy him an owl, stating it was for mommy. Did I mention has since hidden the owl in his room? After hitting up the gift store, we wandered downstairs to the childrens' area, where there are several hands-on kids' activity stations. Little Man finally slowed to a peaceful concentration when he found magnetic building blocks to work with; I think he would still be there had the man behind him not told his daughter that they needed to go upstairs and find a seat. With that, Little Man bolted for the winding stairs to find his seat in the planetarium. After a long discussion about how we came to measure time by the stars and planets, we arrived at Little Man's favorite part, the constellations, which he later explained in depth to his dad as he bounced around the livingroom. Another great adventure come to an end.
Note: If anyone knows how to make a side tab on my blog specifically for road trips, can you let me know how to do it?
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