Yep, you read that right. Today, we went to One World, a celebration of cultures from around the world, at the Christian Science Center. Today’s focus was Italy. I didn’t know much about Christian Science, but Wikipedia’s summary of the religion’s central text,”sickness is an illusion that can be corrected by prayer alone,” has not converted me thus far. I’ll give them this, the CSS has THE best fountain.

From our time there today, here’s what I learned about Christian Science:

(What that means)

And here’s what I learned about Italy:

Post cultural experience, we explored some Chinese culture, in the form of tofu, bok choy, and juicy buns.

Last but not least, we went to our new favorite toy store, Michaels.

I don’t want to sugarcoat it, because based on these photos, all we did is frolic and delight in each other’s company. But, truth be told, there was one stretch in the car where I demanded some quiet time, blasted some Girls Chase Boys, and subtracted several minutes from each kid’s one-on-one time. Final tally: Hazy 7, George 4. That’s barely enough time for one read-through of Steam Train, Dream Train.