So when catching up with a dear old friend (hi, Jayme!) last week, she began by asking if I had (at least for the time being) abandoned this blog. And, really, given that it's been 3 months (!), that's a completely fair question. So much so that I think I said that I suppose I have...since I don't seem to be able to compose a sentence most days while running around after the little Team Whitney-ettes. After getting off the phone I realized that I felt like I knew what Jayme was up to from her blog, but she didn't know about any of the fun things we'd been up to. And then I thought of all the other people I've been meaning to call who would also want to know...and I began to rethink abandoning this "baby book" of sorts.
Plus, Caroline just woke me up and I am having a hard time going back to sleep and this is as quiet as it's been with me awake for a while (yes, I go to sleep as soon after the children as possible...I'm fun like that).
So, in no particular order (and surely not all tonight), I'll be working through whatever we've done that I remember and/or have photos of!
(April 2, 2012)
We got to spend a day with my sweet friend Valerie and her lovely three daughters at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Mueseum. A note about Valerie: I've only known her for a relatively short period of time, but she is one of the most sweet, sincere, want-to-know-you people I've met and is such a dear friend. (She also took all of these pictures, otherwise you wouldn't be able to follow along on this adventure).
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| Ready for fun (minus Caroline)...and seriously, how darling are her sweet girls? |
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First we stopped in the Butterfly Haven, that houses over a thousand butterflies representing more than 75 species.
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| It's hard to see due to the humidity but a Paperwhite butterfly almost instantly wanted to be friends with the ladybugs on Caroline's shirt. |
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| Then Hamilton had a visitor, too, much to the excitement of the girls. |
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| It made him a little nervous, though. |
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Hamilton's favorite butterfly was the Owl butterfly. At first, he was convinced that it could see using the "eye" on its wing. Once I explained that it wasn't really an eye, but that this was the way God gave to this butterfly to protect itself from animals that wanted to eat it, he was even more excited. He wanted to explain the camouflage/mimicry to anyone who'd listen...including the employees.
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| photo credit: Rhett Butler |
Next, we noticed a new bicycle exhibit. Given that we both have bike-loving husbands, that sounded like a cool next stop. We were approached as we entered to alert us to some filming that was going on, but we decided to take our "chances" about being caught on film. As our children raced around trying out some of the cool old-school bikes, the guy with the microphone started chatting with me...and then asked me if I would mind coming up with something to say for 15 seconds for a live news clip coming up in 90 seconds. You can "enjoy" my creativity here...but what I really want is for you to fast forward through my bit and watch as Patrick takes the camera through the exhibit and catches Hamilton trying to mount an adult-sized bicycle. He so wants to be like his daddy!
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| Petting "Fang" the albino King snake |
We also checked out the Green Home (highlight: plates of real decaying
food), the Waterworks (who doesn't like creating dams and locks...and
getting wet?), and a forest themed play area. We got to pet a snake and dress up like racoons. It was a seriously good time.
And to top it off, it was such a lovely day that we were able to end with a picnic outside. For those of you who have ever lived in the midwest, you know that April 2 is not usually picnic weather. But, we enjoyed some food and the kids got to play in and around the Steelroots sculpture while Valerie and I got to visit.
All in all, a very good day!
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