The other day we went to OMSI to see Samson,
one of the most complete T-Rex skeletons in existence.
Orin has had a growing fascination with dinosaurs
ever since I attempted to cure his inability to take
reasonably-sized bites of food by teaching him
to open his mouth "as wide as a T-Rex".
He was all about it.
Dinosaur later became his first 3-syllable word
(followed closely by "bicycle" and "ah-jah-da."
which is Orin's word for water)
So Orin was understandably excited
when we told him about Samson.
However, like any good thing, we made him wait to see the
dinosaur until after we had toured the space exhibit,
where Orin got to sit in a rocket-ship
and weigh himself on Earth, the moon, and Mars
(he is still 20 pounds on this planet).
But eventually, we found ourselves climbing the 3 sets of stairs
leading to the T-Rex exhibit.
When Orin first saw Samson, I am not sure what he thought.
Compared to his dinosaur magnets and his brightly-colored
wall hanging, this 40 ft 6 ton beast
was in a whole different category of awesome.
The skull you see in this picture isn't even the real skull
(the real one is in a case off to the side) because it is too heavy
to be supported by the metal frame holding the other bones in place.
If anything, the trip to OMSI that day changed Orin's status
from a dinosaur enthusiast to a dinosaur fanatic.
Who knows what will be next.
one of the most complete T-Rex skeletons in existence.
Orin has had a growing fascination with dinosaurs
ever since I attempted to cure his inability to take
reasonably-sized bites of food by teaching him
to open his mouth "as wide as a T-Rex".
He was all about it.
Dinosaur later became his first 3-syllable word
(followed closely by "bicycle" and "ah-jah-da."
which is Orin's word for water)
So Orin was understandably excited
when we told him about Samson.
However, like any good thing, we made him wait to see the
dinosaur until after we had toured the space exhibit,
where Orin got to sit in a rocket-ship
and weigh himself on Earth, the moon, and Mars
(he is still 20 pounds on this planet).
But eventually, we found ourselves climbing the 3 sets of stairsleading to the T-Rex exhibit.
When Orin first saw Samson, I am not sure what he thought.
Compared to his dinosaur magnets and his brightly-colored
wall hanging, this 40 ft 6 ton beast
was in a whole different category of awesome.
The skull you see in this picture isn't even the real skull
(the real one is in a case off to the side) because it is too heavy
to be supported by the metal frame holding the other bones in place.
If anything, the trip to OMSI that day changed Orin's statusfrom a dinosaur enthusiast to a dinosaur fanatic.
Who knows what will be next.
No comments:
Post a Comment