There's nothing quite like an afternoon at a museum. During my visit to Regina, Saskatchewan I joined my friends on a trip to the Royal Saskatchewan Museum to check out fossils, local wildlife, dinosaurs, aboriginal culture, and more. Here are a few visual highlights.
Every time I make the trip to Regina to visit Wendy and Darwin I'm guaranteed a good time. Darwin reminds me more of his dad (my friend Dave who passed away in 2011) with each visit. His mannerisms, his wide-eyed stare, and his limitless appetite are spot on, and it only makes the hangouts more entertaining.
Darwin took no time to warm up to me this visit, which makes me think he's finally starting to remember me. The moment I got to Wendy's place, Darwin immediately sat next to me and started talking my ear off (in adorable gibberish). At 2 and a half he's a master mimic. From 'cheersing' my glass and copying reactions, Darwin is a sponge and it makes playing with him a lot of fun. He even made a few attempts at saying my name - a whispered "ook". That "L" sound is tricky.
As always, Darwin was hilarious. A free slot machine app on my iPad had him jumping and flailing his arms with every spin until he was red in the face. Chasing him around Chapters, seeing him freak out at the dinosaur inside the Royal Sask Museum, and getting early morning wake up calls from Darwin wanting to climb on me were all par for the course. I loved it. And last, but certainly not least, there was the car ride where Darwin treated us to "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers.
My whirlwind trip to Regina for the Paul McCartney concert with Wendy wouldn't have been complete without some one on one time with Darwin. Thursday morning after the concert, I got a better idea of what it's like to live with this little monkey - and why Wendy was so keen to catch up on her sleep.
Darwin is sleeping in a big boy bed now, so he has no trouble getting himself up in the morning. I was sleeping on the couch, when I awoke to Darwin trying to get my phone, followed by him falling asleep on the ottoman next to me.
I feel asleep again, but woke up shortly after to find that Darwin had moved into his chair and had finished my bowl of chips leftover from the night before.
Awake again and ready for a milk break, Darwin found his bottle and continued to whine until I filled it. Back on the couch he started to climb on me while I played on my phone. Every sip of his bottle ended with a pleased "MMMMMMM". I mimicked this once, so we continued this back and forth for the next 30 minutes, haha.
I got Darwin a Mega-Blocks dump truck for his 2nd birthday. We stacked things a bit and then it was out to the deck to re-enact some of the fun we had on my last visit and play with bubbles.
That afternoon, Wendy, Darwin and I headed to the park and went out for supper before I left. I had fun pushing Darwin on the swings for a bit, but this excitement was nothing compared to watching the way this kid eats. It seems a meal isn't complete until he's done some scientific testing or artwork with it. No doubt, it was another good visit.
