We used to go to the Boston Children’s museum when I was a little kid. I totally loved it and was disappointed when Sarah and the grandparents took Otis without me. Easy fix, though: we went again! (It’s as good as I remembered. They updated the climbing structure in the main lobby and it’s even better!)

In one of the exhibits there was a large panel on the wall covered with lighted circles. You could spin the circles and the light would change color. I tried to make them all red, but there were too many kids (and Sarah) trying to thwart my plan.

Sarah thought red was too harsh, so (seeing as how it was Christmas Eve) we compromised to team up and turn them all red and green. Still, there were too many little kids undermining our master plan: