Battling Expectations

We've tried to take advantage of our short time here by trying to go on a "family adventure" each week, mostly to museums. There is so much to see, and my wife and I always look forward to seeing all we can. As this is a family adventure, and our family consists of a four-year old, a two-year old, and a baby, we've never expected to see much. It's quite a task to get there, however, and the question continues to run through my mind: is all this worth it to see only half an exhibit at a museum? While I was there aching to see more, I thought "no way!" But the purpose of the family adventures isn't really to learn anything from the museums, as odd as that may sound. The purpose is really to share fun experiences together like taking my wife's cookies to the security officers who let us park at the court, getting ice cream on the mall, picnic lunches, and pointing out different monuments we see on the way. In fact, sometimes the museum is the least enjoyable part--often because the kids scatter in different directions, the parents don't get to really see anything, and the parents and kids disagree on how long to stay or when and where to have snack. I doubt they'll remember the museums anyway. But, I'm sure they'll remember the overall experience or at least the effort we put into it for them.