YIKES....DINOSAURS GALORE!!!!

Well, a couple of weekends ago, the Jones family had the opportunity to take a step back in time to the prehistoric days. That's right folks, we played amongst the DINOSAURS!!

Ian & London's grandparents in England have really been wanting to do something special for the grandkids. Since neither of the kiddies "need" ANY toys, we decided a nice family outing would be just perfect!!

So, we loaded up the family, packed our dinner and camera and set off to Glen Rose, TX to the Dinosaur park and Dinosaur Track State Park. [Thanks emily for the great idea:-)]
Located just outside the state park is a place called Dinosaur World that takes you on an outdoor meandering path through nature past life-size dinosaur models. It is like an outside museum if you will. Around every corner is an educational opportunity complete with a plaque describing the showcased dinosaur. We learned tons about the very interesting, scary, yet kinda cute prehistoric creatures.
Here are several photos we took along the way!
Notice how unsure London is of the huge creatures. It took her awhile before she actually became used to the monstronsities!








My personal favorite was the T-Rex! He was just so huge and appeared to be the most life-like. Watch out Ian! Hopefully cute little boys are NOT on his menu!



London thought the kiddie park with "play" dinosaurs was more her cup of tea!


At the end of the walk was a sand pit in which the kids could sift through and "dig" up authentic fossils. Ian found and was allowed to keep three fossils and two shark teeth, which he thought was just so cool! Oh how the boy LOVES his "treasures".





After several hours at Dinosaur World, we loaded up, added more clothes (it was quite cold outside) and headed to the Dinosaur State Park. We are really looking forward to camping at the park when the weather gets warmer. There are tons of things to do there and the campsite facilities are super nice. Along the river bed are actual dinosaur tracks that were uncovered by archeologists years ago. I forgot to get photos but they are quite awesome. You can really see the feet prints. We had to cross over the river on rocks...with two children one riding on my hip. That proved to be quite a feat in itself. I was not thinking about taking photos, but rather concentrating on not falling in nor dropping London into the freezing water!!! :)
Okay, maybe that is a little dramatic, but none the less we did have to cross the small shallow creek by way of large boulders. The river will be a super cool place to hange out during the heat of the summer.
Below are a few photos from the banks of the river bed.











Once we were completely frozen, we made our way to a picnic table and settled in to our homemade dinner of hot tomato soup and sandwiches (thanks to Mur's handy thermos). We had such a wonderful day! The kids throughly enjoyed every minute of the trip and we have made such wonderful family memories! Thanks Grandma for such a super outing!!