Dino Days

We headed down to Dino Days at the Nature and Science Museum today. I think Nick really had a fun time. He had a fish painted on his face and got to design his own brontosaurus and have dinosaur tatoos put on his hands. Even Alex got a tatoo on his leg. Nick was scared of the big dinosaurs they had there but loved all the little versions of them. He had a ball in the science area of the museum as well. His very favorite display was the marble rollercoaster. I wish I had taken a picture of it. It's about 9 feet tall and has balls running up and down and all around from high to low. We could barely drag him away from it! All the lights were being turned off in the museum and he still wouldn't step away. I'm think I have an idea of a future christmas gift when he's a few years older. ;) Just watching him I'm almost sure he's going to be some sort of engineer when he grows up. You can just see him processing how it all works.

Alex, on top of finishing up his stint of roseola has popped his 7th tooth as well. No wonder the poor kid's been having such a rough go of it. Between his cold, the roseola, and new teeth, it's amazing he manages to smile at all. I'm hoping we're starting to come out of the fog though, because I could definately use a break (and some sleep!).

We're starting to think a little bit more about schools for Nicholas. We really have no idea where we want him to go yet, we're just pretty sure public school won't be an option as of right now. We're leaning towards montessori and will be making a visit to Coppell Montessori this week (http://www.coppellmontessori.com/home/default.asp). I'm thinking he will more than likely start next fall and we will most likely just start him two days a week (not sure if it will be half day or full day yet) and then if he likes it, he can do an additional day the following semester. I don't think we'll start him full time though until he's four years old. We will also be going to an open house at a catholic school (http://www.thehighlandsschool.org/) and a UMS school (http://www.coramdeoacademy.org/) so that we can cover our bases, so to speak, and learn about a few different teaching options. Hopefully this will help us better determine what type of curriculum will work best for Nick in the future. It's absolutely amazing to me how many choices there are for school these days. I love that we have so many options, but it definately makes it challenging to figure out which one is the best for your family!