Digging Dinosaurs

We took a chance today that the Witte Museum wouldn't be overrun with visitors during a holiday weekend that was also the last weekend for a popular dinosaur exhibit. Charlie was a baby the last time we saw some animatronic dinosaurs at the museum.

Well, our timing was perfect! We arrived shortly after the museum opened (noon), and the girls had only to wait a minute or two before they were able to climb onto the pretty elephant statue outside the entrance.


Once indoors, we made a beeline for the dinosaur exhibit (well, after we paid for our tickets). Charlie wasn't quite sure what to make of the massive dinosaurs, particularly the ones that roared. But to her credit, she never cried. And after seeing the little animatronic dinos up close, Chas thought they were quite cute. Sammy totally dug the big guys and was happy to pose right near one of the more menacing ones.


Sam's and Charlie's favorite part of the exhibit was the excavation area, where they used small brushes to clear away recycled rubber bits in order to find "dinosaur fossils." The girls had the area to themselves for several minutes, which they quite enjoyed.