Terror of the South

This afternoon we went to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. The boys had a lot of fun. We normally go with Wilma and Hans, today we went with Daddy. Thomas was happy to be with daddy, but was definitely missing his buddy. We started out in the Living Conservatory. They had butterflies, hummingbirds, spiders, snakes, and a sloth. Luke loved the butterflies, and was yelling "Morpho! Morpho!" He's such a smart cookie. Thomas was freaked out because they were flying too low.

They have lots of small critters throughout the museum; Hissing Cockroaches, Horseshoe Crabs, Millipedes, Snakes, Hercules Beetles, Fish, Turtles, Frogs, and some whales that washed ashore on a NC beach years ago.

There were all kinds of fossils and dinosaurs. My favorite is the Acrocanthosaurus (the Arco,) also called the "Terror of the South." I love that. Who ever thought of that hasn't met my boys! The Arco was really cool and the boys were definitely impressed. I think that's Thomas' favorite exhibit. There were some other cool dinos; a T-Rex head, Willow, the dinosaur with a fossilized heart, and a giant beaver looking creature that was found near Wilmington, NC.

We all had a good time despite the freezing cold air and wind. We had a few flurries today, I wish we'd have a good snow.