Dinosaurs!!!

This past weekend was St. Patrick's Day and what a better way to commemorate the sacred holiday than with a good old fashioned Dinosaur hunt!

Dinosaurs have been HUGE in our house this year.  Finn is now three years old and a budding paleontologist.  He can name many different kinds of dinosaurs and describe which ones eat trees and which ones eat other dinosaurs (yikes!)

This Saturday was a particularly beautiful early spring day;  sunny and brisk with warm breezes.  We headed out to brave the St. Patrick's Day madness on the streets of Philadelphia armed with a secret pocket full of tiny, dollar-store dinosaurs.  We wandered the cobble-stone streets and alleys of our beloved, historic city and ended up on Old St Peter's Church graveyard.  There are many grave markers dating back to the 18th Century and this is the final resting place of many Revolutionary War veterans.

As we wandered through the limestone markers I hid these tiny dinosaurs in the soft wet turf and Finn found each one with the surprise and conviction of a true adventurer.  This was the first Saturday Morning Adventure that we actually have done.  Now that he is at an age where he can understand the concept, I think we are on the precipice of something great!!

Speaking of great things, I must mention how lucky we are to have The Academy of Natural Science right in our backyard.  We have spent many a rainy (and sunny) afternoon in Dinosaur Hall and wandering thru the halls of dioramas that transport us from the African Serengeti to the Polar Tundra.

The best part is that for the better part of a year all of our visits were free.  As a part of the Philadelphia RecycleBank program you can earn a free admission per month and children 2 and under are free