Yesterday the kids had wanted to go to the museum. We ended up doing other things. Today they wanted to invite their friends over to play and we were going to but when we woke up this morning J was sick so we couldn't. About mid morning we decided to go to the museum. We had given J some Tylenol and fed her breakfast and she was sleeping. S didn't want to go so just the three little ones and I went.It was very crowded there. I guess everyone else in the metroplex also thought it would be a good museum day. We have season passes so we got to go in the express line and were soon on our way.
Our first stop was dino dig, one of our favorites. The weather was perfect, cool and sunny. The sand was cool and it wasn't too busy out there. All three kids had brushes and "diggers" and spent an hour or so looking for fossils. Every few minutes they'd run up to the worker and have her look through their finds. We made quite a haul today. It was SO sweet to watch them. Lucy always found either H or E to go with her to check her finds. They'd put their arm around her shoulder and stand in line with her. Then she'd proudly show her handful of dirt and when they were done she'd run over to hand over what ever was deemed a treasure. She had a big smile on her face and I had a big swelling sweet feeling in my heart watching them be so kind to each other.
As a side note, why is it when kids are small and want to put on their own shoes (and thanks to the miracle of velcro they can) they always put them on the wrong feet? You would think that they would have a 50-50 chance of getting it right each time, right? Yet they put them on incorrectly probably 75-80% of the time. How does that math work?
After the Dino dig we went inside to kidspace. It was more hectic there and I spent the whole time counting noses and trying to herd them together. They painted faces, shopped, played in the water and had a great time. We spent about another hour there and then decided to head home. One of the advantages to a pass is you can stay a short time and not feel like it's a waste.
On the way home we drove through McD. Kid heaven.
When we got home we found J watching movies with S and feeling a little better.Tonight the missionaries are coming for dinner. We're serving grilled pork chops, french fries, veggies and lemon cake.
Then at bedtime we're getting the kiddo's jammied up and in front of a movie and DH and I are slipping out to see "Astronaut Farmer" at discount night at the theater. $3 a ticket!
We had an afternoon shower today. The sky turned dark and it poured for 5-7 minutes and now it's blowing away.
8 comments:
Looks like fun!!
So glad you had a fun day at the museum. Yesterday it was fine in the morning, but got more and more crowded as the day wore on. We were there from about 10 till 1. When we left at one, the lobby was PACKED.
This post makes me miss the days we spent in the mid west. Rain clouds for only five minutes, then the sun again, access to a fun mueseum, a great zoo. Spring apearring earlier than I've ever been used to. (It is warming up here, but we still have some snow in our yard) I love your pics of the flowers. Thanks for sharing!!!
That sounds really fun, especially the dino dig! As for the shoe thing, I think it's a combination of elementary statistics (your sample size is small), the way the brain stores memories and creates patterns in meaningless data (you remember things that seem aberrant or unusual more than things that seem normal) and, of course, Murphy's Law...
The museum sounded fun-even crowded! Did you know they are tearing it down sometime at the end of the year to rebuild it? Little Dan will miss out, as it won't be rebuilt until 2009-2010!
Did you like Astronaut Farmer? We saw it yesterday, too!
It looks like you had a fantastic day! The museum looks like so much fun for the kids. It's always nice to slip out and have a date with a husband! :D
What a cool museum! My kids would love it, we'll have to check it out next time we are in town. :)
I haven't heard of Astronaut Farmer. Have a fun date!
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