Dinosaurs!

Andrew and James are both really loving dinosaurs lately. In June, James's birthday cake was a dinosaur theme. And Andrew requests one of several dinosaur books at bedtime when it's his turn to choose. And the rule is, first little boy in jammies gets to choose the first book.  That sets them hopping.

Andrew tells me often that a T-Rex would have sounded like "MuuuuWAAAAAA" (you have to hear him) and he insists it's different than a roar.  So, he made that very noise a lot when we visited the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point with the Gublers earlier this month.

I mean, that face! That pose!  I just giggle every time I look at these pictures on my phone.

James loved the areas where you sift through sand. But his 3 year old sense of injustice prevailed over our lessons on sharing. Here he is telling me "Somebody took my dinosaurs."

The big boys are so much taller than when we were at the museum last time.

They are good helpers in public settings. I was chatting away with Autumn and they would remind me that the little boys were fighting, or one looked like he was going to wander too far.

There's a section in the beginning where you walk through an area that is very dark with pinpoints of light for stars. My heart thrilled again to feel a little hand slip into mine for safety and comfort. And later, when asked about what he thought about the whole trip, Jamesy exclaimed: "We saw da DARK!"