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AZ Natural Museum

"I've been waiting for this my whole life." This is what Kaylee told me LOTS when I informed her we were going to the museum to see dinosaur bones. She was beyond excited. One of her big life dilemmas is trying to decide if she should be a archeologist or paleontologists. Such problems my five year old has. Needless to say she was in heaven.

 

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We missed the four cousins who had school. Boo.

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It was pretty neat getting to see the bones of some of Kaylee's favorite dinosaurs. Regan was pretty excited about it too.

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Kaylee had a near accident because she was so wrapped up in working the dino bone pit. They had these brushes for the lids to use like paleontologists do. She LOVED it. so much.

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Regan got thoroughly soaked panning for gold. Good thing I had spare cloths for him.

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Shannon was behind me striking poses for the children to mimic. I love how these group shots came out. The kids are so funny.

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Post outfit change running out of the "scary" mine tunnel.

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Zombied out to the dino documentary. 

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Dino documentary stated talking about dino poop. Faces are priceless.

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I think Shannon and I were more excited about the meteorite. We watched a planetarium movie about meteorites the last time we were at the science center.

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Regan was DONE (nap time), but perked up to check out the orange rocks. "WOW. Orange ones Mom!"

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She kills me. In a delightful always cracking me up kind of way.

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IMG_6965 IMG_6966 IMG_6988We seriously had an awesome time. Kaylee is already asking to go back.

Table fix

Kiddos helping Jon fix the table so it doesn't wobble. It's been a problem for a long time, and I am SO happy that it's stable now.

 

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They were so excited to eat breakfast at a wobble free table. "Mom, thank you for painting the table after Daddy fixed it."

Made me laugh that she knows Mommy paints what Daddy builds.

Reganism/Kayleeism: Breakfast of champions

I am NOT a morning person. Jon usually gets the children breakfast before heading off to work. Today that didn't happen. Usually they come in and snuggle with me for a bit and place their breakfast orders on days Jon has to leave before feeding them. Sometimes they help themselves to bananas and dry cereal. And sometimes crazy ideas pop into their little heads and they think Fruit by the Foot and chips is an awesome breakfast plan.

IMG_6273I knew something was up when they were being too quiet. I love their ingenuity in using the kid scissors so they didn't have to come and have me open the junk.  I would also like to say that Jon brought home a Costco box of Fruit by the Foot because he couldn't find the fruit leather we normally get. "What? It has FRUIT in the name." These words received a MASSIVE eye roll and head shake from me. I have already told the children repeatedly that when they are gone they are gone.IMG_6279So anyhow… Regan came in my room to request a drink and had his little face all up close and personal with my nose.

"Hey Buddy, did you eat a Fruit by the Foot?"

"Yes, Foot by the Fruit is YUMMY. I need some Regan chips too please."

I giggle every time he says "Foot by the Fruit."

Also Regan was my grocery shopping buddy and lobbied hard for those cheetoes for his sis. It's hard to say no when they are arguing on behalf of their sibling. And then since he fought for and won cheetoes for Kaylee I tossed in a bag of his chips too. I feel like my pantry is really full of junk right now. The rest of the household is okay with this.

The camera was on my nightstand so I grabbed it on my way out of bed and headed into the kitchen to see the damage. Kaylee had some sound kid logic happening to justify Cheetoes and Fruit by the Foot for breakfast. "Daddy says it has FRUIT in the name. Fruit is healthy food. And I know Cheetoes are just a sometimes food, so that means I can sometimes eat them for breakfast." Hmmmmm……

We rehashed our healthy VS. sometimes food talk, cleaned up the junk food and made oatmeal. It was an amusing start to my day.