What started out as a parenting FAIL ending up turning into a parenting WIN. We had originally planned to check out the new Aquarium at Great Lakes Crossing about an hour away and then spend the night at a nearby hotel. We had looked forward to this ALL week and Brett's excitement was literally erupting when he came home from school on Friday. knowing that we were going the very next day. Well, then the bombshell hit. I got a call around 5pm from Kyle and the first thing he said was "We have a problem" and by the sound of his voice I knew it wasn't good! He had gone online to purchase our tickets ahead of time so we wouldn't have to worry about it Saturday morning....and get this....they were already
sold out for the whole weekend! FAIL!!! When I first told Brett the news, he seemed disappointed but okay with it -
at first - and then the news set in and the tears began to flow. I practically started crying myself because I could almost feel what he was feeling and it broke my heart! Kyle and I quickly started brainstorming of what we could do instead....and then the light bulb moment came! I had just seen a commercial for "Discover the Dinosaurs" that was going on that weekend at the Cobo Center in Detroit!! That was it! I talked to Brett about it and within seconds his teary face turned to smiles, excitement, and questions about what our new plans would entail. That was the moment our fail turned into a big fat WIN :-)
I can't even begin to describe how cool this experience was! You could push buttons to make the dinosaurs move and make sounds and the special effects were just awesome!
Brett could barely take his eyes away for a picture - he was captivated.
After spending a long time looking at the dinosaurs, we went through a maze, played putt putt, and panned for gold and gems!
First you poured some dirt into the strainer and shook it back and forth under water.
Next was the fun part, looking for gems!
Camden slept for most of the afternoon, but was wide eyed when he woke up! There was just so much to look at!
After those activities, we went to the Ice Age!
First things first, digging for bones!
Then we walked around and saw animals from that time period which also moved and made noise!
We seriously had such a great time and I'm so glad things worked out the way they did! I definitely recommend this activity for anyone with kids!
Afterwards we drove about a half hour to our hotel, relaxed a bit, and then were off to dinner. Camden was such a happy guy the whole time and loved stretching his legs on the big bed while his brother jumped on the other one :-)
Dinner selfie at the end of a great day!
Stay tuned for our Sunday adventures!
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