Party like it's 1999 Billion B.C.

We began a two-day celebration of Henry by taking a trip back in time to the Mesozoic era located at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta.  There, we were met with the charming Farry clan, and although the dinosaurs were cool, the cousins were the coolest.

To say that the giant dinosaur fossil replicas are the center of the this architecturally pleasing building is an understatement.  At no point did I get a wide enough image to capture the Giganotosaurus and the Argentinosaurus in their predator v. prey battle.  

Which way do we start?

From all points of view, there was something spectacular to see...

The birthday dinner was held on the Fernbank Forest overlook where cupcakes were enjoyed by attendees.

Well, actually, icing was enjoyed.

Here is Anna enjoying her icing.  At Henry's first birthday, she was provided a large slice of birthday cake with a generous dose of icing.  She politely instructed Grandjane that "You can take the cake part off of there."

Evan knows what's up... the cake part is good, ya'll!

The combination of a low-attendance Sunday with the flying prehistoric bird toys from the cafe's kid's meals made for some illicit running in the museum.  

Quietly exploring...

Evan got to see his giant clam and measured its giantness with great accuracy.

The museum also includes a "Sensing Nature" exhibition with all sorts of sensory and perception demonstrations.  (You know, Grandjane, the kind that give you migraines.)  

The giant bubbles were a hit.

The kids sat in on a live creature exhibit, and at first, H seemed impatient with the lecture, even turning around to face my direction and ask, "What am I doing here?"  

After the lizards, snakes, and other creatures were discussed and touched, though, they seemed to growl a lot.

They got to Daddy, too!

Leaving the museum was just too hard, so we headed to a local park before rounding out a pleasant day with dinner in midtown.

Thanks, cousins, for the fun day.  It was one for the history books.