Sunday, July 19, 2009

Wings of Fancy



Yesterday we went to the Wings of Fancy butterfly exhibit at the Brookside Gardens and took Kai and Zara with us. The kids loved it and as you could see from the video the butterflies liked Zara as much as she liked them.

Here are some pictures I could not help but post. First are some butterflies that weren't in such a hurry, camera shy or were dining.

A couple landed on Brandon. One of them just simply refused to get off for a while.



This green butterfly was quickly moving its wings but I got lucky when I snapped a picture of it at the right second(literally) when the wings were open. It's kind of camouflaged with the green leaves behind it but I still think it looks awesome.

We stopped to take pictures by this huge log. Yes....Brandon is a spider-monkey.

Jude surprisingly went all out for his pose. He started by lifting his t-shirt up then positioned his hands and leg like so. Yah Jude likes to show off his tummy a lot. I can't wait till he's a teenager trying to show off his abs to all the girls. That'll be fun.


And last I thought the children's wish area was too adorable! 'I wish there were more banana trees' is my favorite.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

It's An Acquired Smell

If you've ever wondered what chess pieces smell like just ask Jude. One evening Brandon and I were playing checkers and Jude was completely entertaining himself with the chess pieces. He started filling one of his buckets with the pieces using the scooper. At the perfect moment I withdrew from my concentration to look over at him. He scooped up a few pieces, took a big whiff, and said, "Wow." I think he knows something we don't.