Dinosaur Museum

We have been so busy, it seems like we are doing some fun activity every day. I can't complain because it is great having so much to do, but I can't seem to keep up with my blogging. Last week we went to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point with Megan, Mindy and the cousins. My kids always love going here, but it seems like we don't ever go unless Megan is in town. I forgot the stroller because we were in such a hurry, so Aria had the time of her life running all over the place and getting into everything. She was so much fun to watch while she was exploring, everything was so new and exciting to her. She was squealing like crazy.

Mindy gave Weston a lift so he could see the dinosaurs better. Sadly Weston did not want his picture taken. Come on, where's your smile?!

Aria loved hanging out with Alyssa. I couldn't believe that she let Alyssa pick her up and carry her around. Alyssa must have the magic touch. Everyone loves Alyssa!

Aria helped Michela, Hunter and Chase build a dinosaur. She loved handing the different pieces to the kids so they could put them on. Hunter loves playing with Aria, he is so cute with her!

Her is cutie pie Gage standing up and smiling for a picture. He loved to get out of the stroller and crawl around after the big kids.Aria loved to try and play the games on the computers. Her favorite thing to do is click the mouse. When I tried to help her play the game she kept swatting my hand away saying, "No, No!"

Of course their favorite places in the museum are where they can play in the water and the sand. We spent almost an hour at the water erosion table. The kids were having so much fun building up their islands and dams and watching the water wash them away. Michela and Jaida were all smiles for the camera.

Chase loves playing with the little dinosaurs. He was in his own little world playing and making dino noises.

Jenna followed Chase around all day, it was pretty cute. Here she is peering into the erosion table. It seemed like she really wanted to join in the fun but she was a bit too shy to play with all of the other kids around.

The excavation sand pit is always a big hit. All the kids grabbed brushes and got busy uncovering the bones. Hunter was so proud of himself for uncovering almost an entire dinosaur all by himself. I was impressed with the amount of sand that came home with us in the pockets of their pants!

I always take a picture of the kids by this little dinosaur. Aria didn't want to hold still long enough for a picture. :( It will be fun to see how they grow over the years in comparison to the baby dino.

What a fun day we had with our Staker family. We ended the day in the gift shop where the kids each bought a little toy with their own money. It's so funny to watch them contemplating each toy and trying to figure out what will give them the most bang for their bucks.