butterflies!

after a very long morning at the hospital we took the kids to the science museum to see the butterfly exhibit. it was breathtaking and amazing. all of them were in awe watching the butterlies flitter about. it was truly magical. the girls loved the big gemstones and b.c. was in awe of the dinosaur! it was one of bailey's first real outings since the surgery . . . and it was great. nice to be out and about as a family again!

munchkins at the museum

kam, b.c. and i headed there for a fun morning. the museum was empty so we had the chance to explore everything without the crowds! kam knew exactly what she wanted to look at . . . kitchen, storytime, the train! b.c., on the other hand, spent most of the morning trying to climb in and around virtually everything he could see! he enjoyed exploring the toddler area too! we can wait to head back with the big kids sometime soon!

exploration at the museum

the kids had so much fun exploring the children's museum with or bff's! what a wonderful way to spend a wednesday! first we hit our favorite restaurant . . . jo's! YUM! b.c and kam were so darn good . . . i actually sat and ate my whole lunch and had some conversation before they started to get antsy! :) then we ran in the rain to the museum!

b.c. and kam had a great time in the baby area while the big girls went off to play in the kitchen, check out the train, create crafts, and play! all the kids enjoyes story time too! (gotta love listening to some new books!) it was a perfect way to spend a rainy day . . . friends (the best ones!), fun, and play!

a wonderful wednesday!

We had a wonderful day on Wednesday! Bailey took the day off to spend with us . . . one last day full of fun before we start school next week! We got an early start and headed downtown to the big top candy shop . . . an old fashioned candy store. The kids were so surprised and LOVED picking out their candies from the bulk candy section! Bailey and the girls enjoyed checking out the bug candy too . . .crickets, scorpions, and ants . . . all ready to eat! Ewwww! We all shared a cherry limeade from their old fashioned soda fountain, got a box of candy cigarettes (ken’s comment was “it’s okay mom, I know smoking is really bad for you!”), and each of them chose a giant lollipop to save for home! It was great!


after we got our fill of sweets we headed to jo's - a great sandwich place. their fries are delicious too! :) then we walked over to the children's museum and played for 3 hours! the girls loved that both of us were there so they actually got to create things and explore! mck and ken even sat for a very lengthy story time . . . 30 minutes! :) ken loved that the slide was open . . . we tried to send mck down, but she was too short!
at around 4:30 we went to the car . . . only to find that the girls had left the lights on in the back (they were playing in the car while i was nursing!) and the battery was DEAD. nice. so we're in a parking garage with 4 worn out kids and a dead battery. thank goodness for a really nice guy who helped us out!
when we got home we filled up all the pools (despite the drought!) and made a picnic supper and hung out outside until 8! the girls dug in the dirt, put it in the pool, and then swam in it! lots of dirty fun!