Whales, Elephants and Dinosaurs

Today we went to the Museum of Natural History. We had a late start because Mommy was tired. I did not sleep very well because Daddy was snoring all night. We left the house at 9:30AM - we took the subway to the Upper West Side.
When we arrived, there was already a long line but luckily we walked straight in because Daddy's employer is a corporate sponsor. We received complimentary tickets too. First stop was to see the marine life - there were life-sized sharks, jellyfish, and all types of fish hanging from the ceiling.
My favorite room is the big whale room. If you look closely, you can see the outline of the big blue whale hanging from the ceiling.
On the lower level, there were several exhibits with life-sized walruses, dolphins, sharks, turtles and other sea life. Here you are pointing to the walruses.
Next stop was the Mammals - look at the big elephants.
The security guard told you to stop climbing on the benches. Next you checked out the giraffes and apes.
Then we went to the 4th Floor to see the dinosour exhibits. First you decided to climb under an exhibit on the dirty floor - YUCK!
You had fun running around the dinosaur room. Big dinosaurs!
You also played with the interactive exhibits like this one of with the bones of a clawed foot.
The museum was getting super-crowded so we decided to take a break and feed you some lunch. Too many people to take photos!
We found a table in the Dinosaur Cafe and fed you tofu with spinach. You started having a melt-down because you were too tired from running around the museum all morning. After a quick diaper change, we forced you back into the stroller and hoped you'd fall asleep. We walked around the space exhibit but you never fell asleep.
We decided to take the subway downtown, and you fell asleep on the train. We walked around Chelsea Market to pass the time before Alden's birthday party and to let you nap for at least an hour. Sleepy girl.