Saurierpark

We recently went to what may be the coolest place ever for a 3 year old boy. A dinosaur park. Or, Sauerierpark to the Germans. Austin's best friend L had been once before and loved it, so we hopped a ride with L, her sister M, and their Mommy to the land of dinos. It was like Jurassic Park for kids. Without the eating of people of course.

 Getting the kiddos fueled up.

 Do not be alarmed. This is merely a painted piece of wood wherein the children place their tiny little heads through holes to simulate a scene in which they are about to be mauled by a T Rex. As to why the cartoon dinosaur is giving a thumbs up, for that I do not have an answer.

 Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

 Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

 Fight! Fight! Fight!

 Running for their lives.

 Awww. Like baby dinosaurs in a nest.

 Ewww.

These dino hatchlings aren't as cute as the human ones.

 Seriously, there were all sorts of dinosaurs to be seen.

Austin: "What's this dinosaur called?"

Me: "Ummmm. Nessie?"

 What better fun than to try to shake your friend out of a tall moveable climbing thingy.

 Now THIS is what Austin is all about.

He loves bouncin'.

 And spinning around REALLY fast.

Mommy likes to watch him try to walk afterwards.

 By far the coolest part of Saurierpark.

They have a huge sand pit where kids can dig for dinosaur claws and entire skeletons!

 This kept them busy for a good while.

It kept me busy as well.

M found 3 claws in the first 10 minutes we were there.

I found 0.

Schooled by a 6 year old.

 Well, I may have found one.

But I reburied it and directed Austin to the spot where he had his first official archeological find!

 Awesome fountain.

A bio- dome looking thing.

It reminded me of that movie with Pauley Shore.

 Asteroid abacus.

Who knew?

A very happy (and tired) crew.

Disclaimer: No one was eaten by dinosaurs on this trip.