Sunday, May 3, 2009

Dinosaur Encounters

It is no wonder that my kids have a sudden new obsession with dinosaurs. I realized that over the last month, their dinosaur exposure has greatly increased. Over Spring break, Ryan took the kids to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. They had a fabulous time.

Addie really enjoyed playing in the sand making dinosaur cities, coloring fossils, digging for dinosaur bones, and watching the movie about how dinosaurs became extinct. She frequently tells the story about the "HUGE meteor that struck the earth" to whoever will listen. Preston thought the dinosaurs were fun for awhile and he enjoyed practicing his growling and roaring noises for them. But after awhile, he just wanted to run through the museum as fast as he could. He also thought it was funny to tease Daddy by ducking under the ropes and becoming part of the exhibits. He is such a little pill!

The happy threesome in their paleontologist hats.

The following week, I took the little rascals to the small dinosaur museum at BYU. Adelyn enjoyed the opportunity to hang out with her good buddy Jaron.

Preston is always so busy making new discoveries that he won't ever pose for me anymore.

Addie and Jaron again, this time by the T-rex skull. Incidentally, after we wore out this museum (which only took about 20 minutes), we went to University Mall and let the kids run out some more energy at the dinosaur adventure play area. I personally am very grateful that there are so many fun and educational ways to spend the day with kids these days.

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