Usually we are at the MOA. Today it was the MIA. Big difference in one letter.

Wide open floors make the Minneaplis Institute of Arts a swell place for kids. I could do without all the other patrons getting in our way, though.

I have to cop out on this post; there's way too much on the proverbial plate tonight, so I'll just post a few pictures and make a quiet exit. Today we had Erik and Aubrey cancel on a visit this afternoon (bummer!) but we salvaged it by heading to the MIA with Chris, Emily, and Ella (hoo-ray!). Fun, but Abby was not on her A game, so there was a bit of fussiness. These first 4 photos are courtesy of the mad skills of Mr. Chris Moore, a man who knows his way around the aperture ring, so to speak. Honestly, this next one might be my favorite in a while.

Day twenty.

Lily and I stroll pass the Tom Arndt exhibition.

Abby made it only halfway through that exhibition, then decided enough was enough.

Ella watches her Mom, me, and Lily from a cautious distance.

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The woodblock prints by Kawase Hasui were a good collection as well. We all decided we had no idea how multi-color woodblock prints are made.

Here are a few more photos from the day. These are not enlargable, due to Blogger's glaring shortcomings.

Emily and Ella thinking about art.

Lily and I under the watchful eye of Frank.

Jenner peers down on a big ceramic dog two stories below (not shown).

Ella Moore, enjoying the museum's parquet floor.

Jen and Lily play with the pink blanket.

We locked the keys in the kitchen.