Category Archives: Museums/Events

Solo Parenting for a week

02/12/2019 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Well I have been quiet on here because when life is overwhelming stuff gets cut.

My husband went on a business trip all last week and got back Saturday so I did what I always do.

I ran around like crazy.

I don’t like to be cooped up with 5 hyper kids, I would rather see interesting things.

1st up was the Tulsa Zoo

We actually went to the zoo right from the airport and then a friend met up with us a little later to help! I have pretty great friends, so many helped us out. It was a little chilly out so my kids were happy to be in the desert exhibit. The weather did not warm up as much as I thought it would so we had some cold kids but we also had a pretty empty zoo.
Heat never seems to scare okies away but 50 degrees will.

So that is my favorite time to go to the zoo of course.

How do you cope when one parent needs to go out of town?

Do you run around like crazy also or that just me?

Museums/Events

Megalodon ~Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

01/07/2019 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

We went to see the Megalodon Exhibit at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History before it left and as a bonus found snow!My kids were so excited with this little bit of snow!

We ended up getting a membership because it cost almost the same as one visit for our family.

We run into this often as a larger family.

This museum had a great deal for large families though!

$45 for 2 adults and unlimited children!

We have often had to pay for additional children because a family membership only includes 2-4 children.

My second oldest loves everything dinosaur and ancient so this was an early birthday trip for him.

I asked him if he wanted to go see the Megalodon Exhibit before it left or wait and do something closer to his birthday and he said see the Megalodon Exhibit.

He was a bit disappointed with the amount of information about Megalodons in the exhibit and said he wished they had a scale replica of one though.

He seemed to still find it interesting though and always enjoys looking at the dinosaur exhibits at this museum so I am glad we got a membership and can hopefully go again a few more times this year.

They did have a lot of nice hands on things in the exhibit which is always nice.

This tuna display showing how much fish a Megalodon would eat in a day was a big hit with all of my kids.

We have discussed if he could make a living as an archeologist several times.

I used to want to be one also so I get it.

He often knows more information than they have on the exhibit and was asking a worker about one of their casts.

I think he was hoping it was the original but it was a copy.

Our youngest is not as big a fan of life size dinosaurs…

I like the exhibits upstairs the most.

This one showing the different habitats in Oklahoma is especially neat when you have been to all of them.

I always wonder what is going through his mind when he gets quiet like this.

He could talk about dinosaurs all day.

The Tallgrass Prairie exhibit was even more interesting since we were just there.

Their elevators are so much fun!

Do you have a dinosaur enthusiasts in your house?

Museums/Events, My Family, Wildlife Preserve/Reserve

Wildlife and Museums ~South Eastern Oklahoma

12/18/2018 Danielle Huddleston 1 Comment

Little River National Wildlife Refuge
To the left of the boys a deer was just standing there staring at us! This was the only established place to walk around that we saw there. It was a beautiful scenic drive though and my kids want to go back when it is warmer to see Alligators.
When we found out about the Museum of the Red River we knew we wanted to stop! It is under construction so very small right now, the drawings look amazing of what they are planning though and it was free. The biggest selling point for us was the state dinosaur!