Mommy is in Timeout

Today is “Crazy Mommy Monday!” I blog about throwing away my weekend to-do’s for fun with my kids. If you want to know more about the series, read here. For this edition, I let Crazy Fun Daddy come with us. I was feeling generous. Alright, I’ll be honest, I really wanted the extra hands at the museum.

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You may remember how Charlie used his mad Google maps skills to win a dino egg hunt back in March. The prize was 4 free tickets to Dinosaurs Unearthed at the Detroit Science Center.

Since it was cold and rainy this weekend, we decided to redeem our passes to the exhibit. Not only would they have the typical showcase, but they were also hosting an Easter egg hunt. Booyah! Free candy for the parents the kids.

The boys were both ecstatic to spend the morning there. Well, I believe Cooper was ecstatic. He clapped when I told him we were leaving the house, so I took that as a thumbs up. We packed up the car and headed down to Detroit.

I’ll be honest, when we first walked in it was a toss up as to who knew more about these extinct creatures – me or Cooper. Yes, I did just compare myself to a 16 month old. No need to judge.Fortunately, we had Lanagan, aka mini Ross Geller, as our tour guide. He quickly filled me in on all I could have ever wanted to know about dinos. And then some. And then some more. Didn’t you know? Lanagan is a dino expert. He’s actually a self proclaimed expert in three areas: pee, poop and dinos. The proud mom that I am, I pay attention to the latter.

After our 5th lap, I decided it was time to move on. We had to drag Lanagan out of there. You think I’m kidding when I say drag. Not only because he loves dinos, but he swore there were more hidden eggs to find. After I explained that 6 dino bracelets and 4 mini Mars bars were enough, he gave us the green light to head back downstairs.Of course when we left, I was hit with the question “when can we come back?” I’m pretty sure when this exhibit leaves town, we will be moving with it. Hopefully it’s to a destination mommy really likes. For now, we’ll enjoy it until Labor Day weekend.

Lanagan eats, sleeps and breathes dinos. He is even partially convinced that he is one. I’m fairly certain he will be a phenomenal Paleontologist when he grows up.He knows every fact about all the different species. From what they eat, to the climate they prefer, to the temperature they like their water. (I’m pretty sure he made that one up, since he likes his water cold, obviously the dinos do too.)We have spent countless hours at local museums that house dinosaur exhibits. We play dino search team at night. We tell dino stories. We eat dino shaped peanut butter & jelly. We even birthed our own little baby dino out of an egg.He is constantly telling me facts about the different species. I sit there and nod along, trying to not give away the fact this is all new information to me.And of course, what do I wonder when it comes to this future career? Does it come with Rachel Greene for a daughter-in-law.As far as Cooper, your guess is as good as mine. Since he’s just 16 months old, we’re still getting to know his likes and dislikes. He is definitely a huge fan of my iPhone, so maybe the next Steve Jobs?I love thinking about what they will be when they grow up. Even though it pains me to think that someday they will leave the house. Where is that pause button again?

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This post was for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. I chose prompt #2: Based on their personalities, what do you think your children will be when they grow up?