And then hubby said that I should take the boys on one last adventure of the summer. So we headed down to Los Angeles to see the La Brea Tar Pits. I've never been. And since school was starting, I figured we'd end the summer with something educational too.
It was a day of adventure too. To get to L.A., it's a bit of a drive. And when we got to the city, the big kid had to go to the bathroom. And not knowing where I was, or what part of the city was safe. So I asked my navigation to find the nearest Target. I had to get the toddler an extra set of shorts in case. We are potty training after all.
Well, we found it. But I drove around the block twice trying to find the parking lot. Only to find out that it was in a parking garage at the back of the building. I think that was the highlight of the day for the big kid. All he talked about was how it was a parking garage with shopping cart stalls and elevators. And once in line, I forgot that L.A. has a plastic bag ban. So I had to pay for a paper bag.
Then we drove a few more blocks to the tar pits. Both the boys were amazed by the buildings of downtown. So we walked around the museum. Jet loved it. He also loves elephants. And all he saw was "elephants" since they have lots of mammoths. They even had a robotic type mammoth. Then after we walked around the museum, we saw a short movie about project 23. And they explained about the tar pits a bit more. After that, we went to the gift shop. The hardest part of the day. I gave them a $6 limit. According to Rionn, it was the end of the world and might have well been a penny.
After the gift shop we walked around the tar pits. It smells. And well, there is tar everywhere. And then we left. We tried to beat the rush hour traffic. Didn't quit make it. But it wasn't too bad considering all the construction going on.
Now onto the new school year.
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