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The fair we went to the other day included free admission to the Children’s Museum, which Joe had not visited since he was barely able to sit. He’s able to enjoy so much more of that place now!

The sandbox …

The play kitchen (watch your hand there, buddy!) …

Big beads!

And his absolute favorite, a wall full of cool patterns to look at and feel …

For an extra dose of cute, here he is in the pretend classroom, where a couple of older children eagerly wrote lessons on the chalkboard for him: