The Gallinats » Learning Excursions

Birthday Bowl

Quintessa — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:45:21 +0000

Ice skating was a bust, so we opted to go bowling for Dave’s birthday. Bean’s first time out, and he bowled an 80! And Momma took advantage of the bumpers.

Dinosaur Discovery Day

Quintessa — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:39:15 +0000

We made a triceratops hat, dug for fossils, did a scavenger hunt and met Paleo Joe at the U-M Museum of Natural History. It was good to say hello to our old friends Al the Allosaurus, Basilosaurus and the Mastadons.

What you’ve been missing

Dave — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:23:51 +0000

It’s been a busy summer. Here a just a few highlights, check the photos section for more.

Pancakes, Planes, and look at that…

Dave — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:12:04 +0000

He might be talking about this one for awhile. The boys went to a Pancake Breakfast at the Ann Arbor Airport (Hosted by the EAA).

Planes you can sit in, a helicopter taking off and landing, a few classic cars, and did I mention the pancake part. This might have been little boy heaven, we were surrounded by boys ages 0 to 80, most were smiling, the ones that weren’t were standing with mouths agape.

Dad is my co-pilot

So, a fun outing right? And then, do you have any idea what pulled onto the tarmac?
Look at that…

Not kidding, in the span of two hours, The Bean got to eat a pile of pancakes, sit in the cockpit of a plane, watch a helicopter take off and land, watch a plane take off, ride a pedal car plane, and not just stand on, but climb around inside an actual fire engine.

Strawberry Season

Dave — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:27:52 +0000

June, Michigan, Strawberries, ’nuff said.

Dinosaur Skeletons (and some owls)

Dave — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:13:15 +0000

Went to the UM Natural History Museum over the weekend. Our first encounter with full size dinosaurs (well, their fossils anyway) seemed to leave quite an impression. You should hear him say “mastadon”, otherwise known as “the two things with the big tusks”.