Field Trip

Recently the boys got to go on their very first field trip.  We took the school bus to the Museum of Nature and Science, which I love going to.  Brenden and Garhett however, were much more excited for the ride on the bus, it really didn't matter where we were going!  The two of them were so cute, looking out the window watching traffic, finding a few landmarks they recognized (Elitches, Mile High, or for them, where the Broncos play), and talking with other kiddos seated nearby.  Once we got to the museum the weather was terrible, wet and snowy.  The three of us grabbed our paper sack lunches and headed off to see what we could see.  Immediately the boys were overwhelmed with trying to choose what to check out first.  Once a decision was made we found ourselves seated on a bench looking through our lunch bags!  Now, with tummies full we could venture off and get into some low key trouble!  We made our way to the room filled with everything you could ever want to see about outer space.  They both enjoyed looking at models of planets and seeing themselves on the infra-red cameras.  I was hoping to look at the rocks and minerals exhibit, but both boys mentioned how much they liked throwing rocks so I decided against going anywhere near that.  We wound up making our way to the dinosaurs, what four year old doesn't like dinosaurs??  Well...mine!  Rather, they like dinosaurs in books or t.v. shows, not in real life.  I have never moved so quickly through the dinosaur exhibit as I did that afternoon.  I'm not sure we even looked at anything, they were pulling my arm out socket trying to get out of there.  Next, I took them to the Hall of Life section of the museum. They get to have their own cards and play games, measure themselves, see how healthy they are for four...etc.  Upon entering, they both see the man climbing a mountain and totally freak!!  I guess seeing an actual body, without skin, was disarming for such little guys!  I think after that is when they decided they were ready to leave.  I was still trying to show them there were good things to look at.  All of the sections about different countries and regions of our own country feature animals, which my guys were appalled by..."so many dead ones.", I think is what Garhett told me!  Finally came our time to leave, they both fell asleep on the way home, probably exhausted from being frightened for so long.  I will take them back, like I said I love the museum, I will just give it a few more years.