Musuem of Natural History

Thanks to the fine taxpayers of our Town, today we were able to visit the Museum of Natural History - FREE!  :-)  That's right we took out our local library pass and, along with Poppi, hopped on an earlier than expected train and away we went! 

Obviously the dinosaurs were the first attraction we took in -

We must have spent well over 3 hours just on one floor.  Watching a brief movie, reading all that was to be read and just being in awe at the magnificent creates that once roamed the earth before humans.

Then when we needed to decompress we took to lunch outside the museum.  Thanks to the sandwiches I packed, we were able to feed the birds - - and yes wouldn't you know it Matteo did eventually get the birds to eat out of his hand and yes, Daddy too caught a bird.

Back inside the museum we went for more fun, this time the first floor - which ironically dealt a bit with NYS.  Seeing all the seasons change, all the different animals, etc.   After awhile Chloe May feel asleep and Daddy, Poppi & Matteo took to the planetarium while I enjoyed a bit of fresh air with an ever so peaceful Chloe May.  When the boys came out, I showed them this wonder I had discovered and wouldn't you know it, it came complete with a sprinkler - and really we never met a sprinkler we didn't like - :-)  Yes, indeed Matteo is in his underwear (but so were about 3 or 4 other kids there).  I always say the innocence of children is so breathtaking. 

One for the road - loving three generation pictures.

So after a brief 1.5 hour trip to central park (climbing rocks, swiming on swings, etc. we went to a nearby burger joint where at Mommy's suggestion we ate on a bench on the sidewalk  - once again soaking up everything the City has to offer - people, taxis, dogs (tons of dogs!), apartments, etc.  I mmust have told Jules no less than 10 time I wanted to move to the City - - of course he said we could only afford the Projects, but I'm flexible :-) 

The ride home was quieter than usual :-)