I'm not sure why I am always optimistic about outings with the kids. They rarely end up the way the way I envision them when I first dream up a destination. For instance...the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur exhibit. With huge, life-like, animatronic (as in "they move and make sounds!") dinosaurs. What on earth made me think that this would fun for a 2 yr old?? I mean, really, do I imagine that a not-quite 3-feet tall child would find great enjoyment standing at the foot of a very tall, loud, man-eating monster in the middle of a field with nowhere to hide?
The pleasant surprise was that Liam was fine and even somewhat interested in the dinosaurs. Maybe he realized that my body only had so much energy, and all of it was being sucked dry by the terrified 2 yr-old wrapped around my neck like a boa constrictor while I tried to push a stroller with one hand on a gravel path with steps at various points just for extra difficulty. I realized half-way through that I was the only mother who did not understand what type of outdoor exhibit this was. There were very few kids Natalie's age there, and those who were very small were all in those "ride on your back" kid backpacks instead of a stroller. Lesson learned.
At the end of the day though, Liam got to see some dinosaurs and a cool exhibit of poisonous snakes that can be found locally (to make us all sleep easier around here) that had live mice in their cages for dinner. And he also drew a very cool dinosaur picture for me as soon as we got home. I guess I can't ask for more than that.
The pleasant surprise was that Liam was fine and even somewhat interested in the dinosaurs. Maybe he realized that my body only had so much energy, and all of it was being sucked dry by the terrified 2 yr-old wrapped around my neck like a boa constrictor while I tried to push a stroller with one hand on a gravel path with steps at various points just for extra difficulty. I realized half-way through that I was the only mother who did not understand what type of outdoor exhibit this was. There were very few kids Natalie's age there, and those who were very small were all in those "ride on your back" kid backpacks instead of a stroller. Lesson learned.
At the end of the day though, Liam got to see some dinosaurs and a cool exhibit of poisonous snakes that can be found locally (to make us all sleep easier around here) that had live mice in their cages for dinner. And he also drew a very cool dinosaur picture for me as soon as we got home. I guess I can't ask for more than that.
The big orange thing is the dinosaur (T Rex, I believe), and at the top is the path we took to get to them. The circles are 2 signs - one that says Don't Touch The Snakes, the other that says you can Touch The Snakes (though we didn't actually see one that said that).
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