Arizona Visit: Butterfly Wonderland

This series of posts were a long time coming! The pictures were worth waiting for at least.

We went to Butterfly Wonderland one afternoon while we were in Arizona. It was so much bigger than our local butterfly room - they even had a 3-D movie about butterflies before we went into the exhibit. It was the first time Simon had ever been in a movie in a theater! He totally loved it and asked a ton of questions. In the butterfly room we took lots of family pictures and looked at fish and of course saw lots of butterflies! As we walked out they had bees and ants and fish and, most amazingly, a sting ray touching pool. Simon and Alan spent about 30 minutes with two fingers in the water letting sting rays swim by and touch Simon's fingers. He was totally amazed. On our way out there was gift shop and Alan and I got Simon a stuffed sting ray to help remember the occasion. Simon named his stuffed-ray Luke-Luke and we spent the next couple days putting two fingers into an imaginary pool so Luke-Luke could swim over them.

Look at that Butterfly!

Best Simon Smile - but everyone else was making a funny face. 

Butterfly on her!

Touched a Sting Ray (Or as Simon called them Sting Rings)

Can I pick that flower?

Standing very still so butterflies would want to land on him like they did with Mama

Some other little kids there found pill bugs/roly polies in the dirt and Simon was super excited to hold them

Do you want to hold him?  He's so nice!

Big morning

Through all the other activities Lillian also spent the week learning to sleep on her belly. Meant many angry wake ups and not much sleep for us. Hopefully she figures it out soon. Lack of sleep did not stop her from playing hard. 

High Stakes Game of Bingo

This is all I need

Simon is helping us decide what to pack for Arizona...

Casino Royal

Doesn't it look like they are gambling or something?

Friday Photo Shoot

Jenn, Lillian, Simon and I had a little photo shoot. Here are a couple previews and the good ones after the jump. We took 400 pictures.

Selfie!

Smiles from all!

Big week :)

We have had a great week and it's only Wednesday!!! Enjoy :)

Miss Lilly started holding her own bottle late last week! She loves having something to do with those crazy hands of hers....besides pulling my hair :) haha

It was sunny and decent out on Monday we went for a walk and ended up at burrito park. 

And Lilly tried swinging!!!

And seemed very content but not as excited as Simon was the first go round. She will grow to love it I'm sure!

Lilly mouse

Simon learned that big brothers can help even at the park!

He loved it and she loves looking at him. Win/win

Simon being a lion about to jump into the ocean

Look who can sort of sit up on her own!!!!

Catching bubbles

Basque kids at parachute time!! Love that they can finally do things together :)