on monday, amy and i got it together early enough to load the boys into the car and head down to the free day at the field museum.
silas is pointing and wowing all at the same time. your first unicorn will do that to you.
those shapes have never experienced such impressive sorting.
searching for something to cook with enormous peas.
forrest and the percussive frog.
silas patiently waited for his turn on the taiko drum and then he successfully ignored the next few kids who were waiting to play until his beats were exhausted.
respects are paid to bushman.
elephant . silas . amy . forrest . elephant
my son gets really excited about geese. he always looks for books about them, points them out on walks and listens for their honks. meeting a stuffed few at the museum just increased his curious admiration.
a photo that would really capture the feeling of the day would be of forrest and silas taking off down the hallways of the diorama wing of the museum. they ran, chased, chortled and laughed at each other for a good half an hour. it was hilarious. i knew the day would come when my previously separation anxious kid would take off running but i never imagined it would be so impressive or funny. or that he would be chasing the neighbor kid past giant rhinos, beavers, bison, hundreds of birds and a scattering of monkeys.
they barely made it onto lake shore drive awake. forrest held out for a few minutes longer and was rewarded for his stamina with the remaining apple rings.
