We went to the Dallas museum with the kids for Kohen's birthday. I have been promising to take him to the dinosaur exhibit because it ends May 1st. The kids were super excited, even Kresee.
The drive down was eventful as always. Between Kohen needing to know each town we were passing through starting with Henrietta and Kresee asking the entire trip "Hold me mommy?" And then the ordeal of what movie. He wanted Star Wars and she wanted Elmo. I made them compromise with Curious George.
But we finally got there and Kresee got scared immediately. She wasn't so sure about those dinosaurs anymore;) And I was determine to not have to pay for Kresee. If you are under 2, you are free. To the "super nice" ticket lady. So if I have a 2 year old (crap, already messed up) does she still need a ticket. "She's 2 or not 2?" Oh she's definitely not 2--almost like in a few weeks, but not 2 yet (I'm a horrible liar!)
It didn't help Kresee out that the big t-Rex was roaring!
Kohen loved it though...Walked right up to the triceratops
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my pictures aren't in very sequential order..After we got through eating lunch Kresee said "I go see the dinosaurs" ..This is her doing her complete best at standing in front of him without being too scared...She was cracking me up..."Cheeeese"
Again, this was after lunch when she was a little more brave and didn't mind standing closer
IMAX--we went to the 1:30 movie about bugs after lunch....I haven't been to one of these since I was a kid...I remember seeing the beavers with my mom, dad, and sister...Kohen enjoyed it...Kresee had the best time which included not sitting in her seat, but on the steep stairs...She "ooohed and awwwed" and "wow, see the bugs" the entire 45 minutes...Ok, 40 minutes because she almost feel asleep on the floor the last 5 mintues...I even had the pleasure of taking her to the restroom as she said "I go poo-poo" 10 times on our way out:)
As soon as the movie came on, Kohen grabbed his seat thinking he was going to fall out...We laughed at him!
On to the dinosaur exhibit...It was actually our first stop of the morning...After being scared just in the entrance, she wasn't sure at all about this whole dinosaur thing....But she was OK, just didn't want to get too close...
Playing with the tools...
Kresee's first time on skates...She was excited about the whole thing, but didn't quite know what to think...She gave it a shot and did wonderful...In the end, she was skating by herself some....
This was her favorite thing---swinging in between us.....
Reid, Bella and Kohen
Group singing Happy Birthday to Kohen....
Reid and Kohen goofing off during cake time....
Kerry's turn...He made it pretty far
Kresee wanted to limbo too and she did great....
Lovely family picture--haha
Jude---he was Mr. Cautious and wore his helmet
The best part was that Kohen didn't ask for any birthday presents (we get plenty from family) and all his friends brought dog food to donate to the PETS Pantry....
It didn't help Kresee out that the big t-Rex was roaring!
Kohen loved it though...Walked right up to the triceratops...
my pictures aren't in very sequential order..After we got through eating lunch Kresee said "I go see the dinosaurs" ..This is her doing her complete best at standing in front of him without being too scared...She was cracking me up..."Cheeeese"
Again, this was after lunch when she was a little more brave and didn't mind standing closer
IMAX--we went to the 1:30 movie about bugs after lunch....I haven't been to one of these since I was a kid...I remember seeing the beavers with my mom, dad, and sister...Kohen enjoyed it...Kresee had the best time which included not sitting in her seat, but on the steep stairs...She "ooohed and awwwed" and "wow, see the bugs" the entire 45 minutes...Ok, 40 minutes because she almost feel asleep on the floor the last 5 mintues...I even had the pleasure of taking her to the restroom as she said "I go poo-poo" 10 times on our way out:)
On to the dinosaur exhibit...It was actually our first stop of the morning...After being scared just in the entrance, she wasn't sure at all about this whole dinosaur thing....But she was OK, just didn't want to get too close...
Kohen getting to compare his foot with a dinosaur's
And Kresee had to do it as well...
The area where the kids could be paleontologists was probably their favorite...
Sitting in a big hand...I'm sure it was full of germs
The largest set of shark jaws....
Checking out a turtle....
Crawling through like an ant....
Milking a cow... 
The firetruck area...
Playing some music.....
The water area---of course one of the favorite things of the day......
Making some big bubbles....
Kresee loved the air and the ping pong balls...She could have set there all day....
The chair that spins and spins and makes you dizzy:)
This bear was huge....
I made Kohen go to the bathroom before we left the museum since he had NOT gone the entire day...I mean not since we left home at 8:00 am...The kid has the most amazing bladder...Anyways, he's mad here in front of some skull....
We weren't in the car 5 minutes eventhough Kohen insisted he was NOT tired and they were both out!!...Slept until we finally stopped in Decatur to grab something to eat...I asked Kohen if he took a good nap...He got really mad and said "I did not take a nap, I never went to sleep"...Okay, buddie:)
