Playing at the park with her favorite cousin.

Easter

Palm Sunday with Pichners and Dufresnes (sorry, no pics), egg hunt with friends and a late Easter at Grandma and Papa's house. There was a lot of time outdoors all three days. We played on bikes and hit some balls in Faribault. In Amery, we explored gardens and found newborn kittens.

Making the dinos huge in the light

Digging for dinosaurs

Claire asked if she could do some digging in the gardens today - a rarity since we usually have flowers or veggies planted.

She explained that she was looking for fossils and so we decided to go on an adventure. Nearly every rock we found was some kind of fossil.

Soon we had a pile of gastoliths, teeth from a sauropod and perhaps some bones from a velaciraptor.

Then she came in to show her dad who suggested she wash them like a palentologist would to help identify their type.

I imagine we will be back in the "dig site" again soon - and that one of the gardens will go unplanted this year.

Science Museum

Our trip to the museum was pure bliss for our little dinosaur enthusiast. Claire has big plans to be a paleontologist. Apparently that happens when she turns nine. Claire also enjoyed many other exhibits and shows. Lunch up on the sixth floor was a hit and we watched two trains roll by - another passion of hers. It was a good day and she's already talking about going back soon.

Dentist

Claire was a rock star for a cleaning and checkup at the dentist. She told her life story to the hygienist. However, she did not like the spit sucker.

Our little swimmer

Lately Claire has wanted to spend as much time as possible in the pool. She loves going to swim class and whenever we have house showing she asks if we can go to the community center. It's been a trip to see how far she has progressed in the last 8 weeks, from a kid skeptical of going into the water without Mom to one who is swimming to her instructors without any doubt. 

I look forward to seeing how far she takes this, perhaps she will find swimming as her passion in sports. Right now I will be happy if she learns how to swim well so she is safer in the water.