The skywalk from the parking garage to the museum has a dead end as they reconstruct the entrance
The new entrance starts to take shape and should be done by Summer 2009
The lobby of the Children's Museum highlights a liquid clock and the stairs are converted to a slide during the holidays
The Super Croc fossil and cast greets visitors to Dinosphere
The former Cinedome was converted to Dinosphere several years ago and flying dinosaurs hang over guests
Kristofer can do this at home but they love playing with the toy dinosaurs at the Dinosphere exhibit
Kristofer and Erik check out the train display at Jolly Days
Erik caught a big fish!
Erik plays in the "kitchen" at Jolly Days; looks like a good, healthy snack
Kristofer weighs his catch!
Kylan makes a catch
Santa left his "Nice List" at the Children's Museum and we were happy to see Erik made the list; Kylan and Kristofere were not on there
This is the former Cinedome Theater that has been turned into the center of Dinosphere
Erik and Kylan sit in the desks of the Ruby Bridges room in the Power of Children exhibit
Kristofer can't wait to start Kindergarten next year
Kristofer waits in line for the carousel
This is the first time he's tried one of the jumpers
This sledding hill is in the Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park, located only 2 miles from our house!
The boys love sledding but the mild Indiana winters only allow us 2 or 3 changes per year
Erik and Kylan start to bring their sleds back up the hill
Erik gets ready for a run!
Kylan looks for the fastest line
Kristofer didn't want to wait for this picture...he wanted to go!
The boys have way too many stuffed animals and here Kristofer makes a mess of them
Erik and Kylan get excited about Kristofer opening his birthday presents
Kristofer was happy about his Fun Slides while Erik and Kylan plot how to get them (they turned out to be big duds!)
Kylan was very excited about his new plane that doubled as a bubble maker
"I rate this present a 10!"
Brian's cousin, Glenda Vega, and her husband, George, were in town from Tucson to watch Arizona in the NCAA Midwest Regional basketball tournament and were able to join us to celebrate Erik's birthday
Jean gets the candles ready for Erik's birthday...can you believe he's 10 already?!?
Erik blows out his candles as Yoshi awaits his next Mario Kart race