Science Museum

We found out that most of the museums here have free days. Not as often as the ones in Houston, but awesome none the less! The science museum has a free day once every month or two and this past Monday was free so the boys and I weren't about to miss it. I was a little worried about how crowded it would be when we had a hard time finding a parking spot, but the museum was so huge that it didn't seem too busy at all. Tate was excited that we'd get to see some dinosaur bones, so the dino exhibit was the first stop. Well...almost. On our way to the elevator Tate saw this:

Figures. I bring Tate to the science museum and he wants to stare at the tractors on the wall announcing construction in that section of the museum.

So our second stop was the dinosaur exhibit. His face just lit up when we walked in the room with all the dinosaur skeletons. We talked about the different kinds and their different teeth and what they ate. We counted their toes and pointed out their long tails, necks, or pokeys on their backs. We looked at their eggs and babies. He could have wandered around that room all day long. Here he is showing his own dino claws.

And looking up at the brontosaurus head WAY up there. He was fascinated by how long his neck and tail were.

And then he spent the rest of the day pretending to be different dinosaurs...with narration, of course. "Mom, look at this dinosaur's long long neck! (sometimes he speaks in the third person) What is it? It's a brontosaurus of course!" "Mommy, the stegasaurus needs another drink of orange juice. He's sooo thirsty." "This pterodactyl doesn't want to eat his dinner."

Here he is showing me his "trunk" in front of the mammoth. This is the way he pretends to be an elephant. His trunk's a little backwards, but he makes it work.

We only had time for one more stop before we had to head home and feed the Finn-o, who by the way, was an angel all morning. He just slept in his stroller and made an occasional squeak. It's a tight schedule with a little brother. Tate wanted to see the snakes and lizards exhibit. At least he did in theory. Most of the snakes and lizards were all right but once in a while we'd see one that looked a little more creepy and he'd back away until I convinced him that this one was also behind glass. Then he'd tip toe closer and take a little peek. We sat through a little show about snakes and he curled up on my lap and listened. It was wonderful. Thanks Denver for the fun outing!