A Date with Dinosaurs

March was long.  Too cold and too long.  We needed to get out.  So this weekend we packed up the boys and headed to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.  The kids had never been and I was excited for them to explore.  There was so much to see and do that we hardly had time to absorb most of it before they were off to the next exhibit.  At the end of the day, when we had walked all over and were munching lunch in the trunk of our car, it was decided that the dinosaurs were, by far, the best part.  

Here are some of my favorites from our adventure. 

H's Date

With two young sons at home, I find that I am constantly torn between the two of them.  There are not enough hours in the day (and not enough coffee.. or sometimes wine).  

I'm going to start making a point to spend more individual time with each of them.  No cell phones, no distractions, just us, away on our own adventure.  I began with H.  He and I have hit a wall.  Too much cold this winter, too much inside, and too much getting on each other's nerves.  We didn't have big plans, all he really wanted was to try to find a lunchbox (the special kind with a hinge!), and to have pizza at the food court in the mall.  I felt this was a wish I could easily grant.  

So we went out.  On a date.  He had a little money to spend that was given to him for Christmas, and we decided we would find something for him, and for N so he wouldn't feel left out.  We browsed toys, rode escalators, ate some pizza, and finished up with some ice cream and a photo booth.  I said yes, instead of no.  It was a lovely evening with just my baby, who is not a baby.  A simple break from our daily life that we hadn't realized how much we needed.