Saturday, September 1, 2007

MO dinos

Well, over this long holiday weekend we did not join the masses in migrating to the last vacation of the summer, but we did converge upon a local destination that claimed they have brought back dinosaurs to Missouri. Jonathon and Kayla decided that they would put off a trip to the zoo (one of thier favorite places) to go to Powell Gardens and hunt the elusive giant lizards. After the hour and a half drive we were successful.

We had a lot of fun, the place is of course one great big nature reserve and botanical garden and they sprinkle in around 15 different life size dinosaurs for the kids. It was a reasonably priced trip that would surely kill a few quality out door hours. We all enjoyed it until the very end when my babies got a little tired, you can tell in this family picture taken right outside the exit.

That picture led to a temper tamtrum for the entire 15 minute walk through the visitors center (because that's the only way out) and to the car. There were times that I wondered how long it would be before the police showed up to get me for kidnapping. And it was at times humorous as I walked past some folks with my screaming angel and said the simple phrase, "It's naptime" and I recieved a sympathetic nod as if they were saying, "we feel you brother, we've been there too." Regardless it was a great day at the park and a nap, of course, put my angel's halo back on.