Thanksgiving point 2011

 In August Thanksgiving point lets you enter into their "park" for 2 dollars a person on Tuesday!  So of course we took full advantage of this.  Michelle and I packed up the kids and headed south.  The kids loved being so close to one another.

If you would of thought they would of had enough of each other in the car, no way they continued hand in hand as we approached the Dinasour Museum.  Boy were they excited to see dinosaurs.  

Half way through the museum they have a "sand bar" where you can play with sand, water and little dinosaurs.  I don't know what the designers were thinking, putting a bunch of little toddlers in a room with sand and water.  That room stunk so bad, and the kids always come out wet and who knows what on their hands.  Yes, they did have a hand washing station, but of course the paper towels were out and the water worked if you were able to jump in a circle and pat your tummy at the same time. So after that "fun" experience, we continued on through the museum.  

What a cute picture of Michelle and her boys!  Brooklyn on the other hand wanted nothing to do with this room.  She is scared of sharks, and whenever she sees one and is calm enough to look at it, she is asking for a band aid for its owies in its mouth. ( the blood on its teeth) poor girl, i guess we won't be watching Jaws anytime soon. 

The kids really enjoyed all the bones and how they were arranged together.  Example, a couple of cavemen throwing spears at the Mammoth.  

In another park of the museum they had a more hands on fun for the kids, they were able to dig for fossils.  Which also included sand and thank goodness no water with it. Just stinky feet, and sand throwing.  The boys caught on with the paint brush and brushing away at the fossils over time, but Brooklyn kept on wanting to dig with it. 

Next on the list was to visit the Farm.  This is a different farm then the one we go to often.  We should of just lived on a farm, now that i think of all the times we have "visited" farm animals!  This Barn/Farm land you were able to pet the animals and go on a hay ride along with a pony ride. Yee- Haaw!

Ben and Brooklyn watching the other kids on the pony, and trying to wait patiently for their turn.  They had their ponies all picked out and were ready to ride!

Owen on his horse, what a proud boy. 

Brooklyn, should of been a cow girl,. . . or horse girl!

Ben riding that horse like a pro.

This is my little pride and joy after i told her we were all done with our turn.  What a broken heart she had.  Maybe she can ask Daddy for a pony for her Birthday. 

Some of the horses you see at these places look so warn down, but this horse was beautiful! i am going to call her a she, cause i don't remember what {she} is.  She was so tall, dark, build and clean looking i was amazed.  She defiantly needed to be out in the fields running around vs sitting in this gated area. 

After we saw all the animals and did the hay ride we got ice cream, and boy did they enjoy every bite.  Even the bites that didn't make it into their mouths.