Spring Break Fun 2012

Oh my! They have changed Blogger! We'll see how this post goes. It looks pretty self-explanatory. I was off work last week, and we got to enjoy some time at home. Little Frannie was sick at the beginning of the week, but after a few days, she was feeling better. We used some time at the end of our week to go to Callaway Gardens with Mama. Then, Phil took the day off and went to the zoo with us the next day. I thought the weather wasn't going to cooperate on either day, but we were able to deal with some cooler temps and a little rain to still have a great time! Mama and I really loved the butterfly house at Callaway Gardens. It was kind of funny because the first question out of Rush's mouth was, "When are we going to eat lunch?" In his defense, it was lunch time, but we thought they would be so mesmerized by the butterflies that it wouldn't matter. Apparently, when you are three, peanut butter sandwiches, using the potty, and seeing hundreds of exotic butterflies fluttering around your head are all equally important. We went back afer our picnic, though, and they were a little more entertained.

The butterflies finally started to land on us as you can see in the last couple of pictures. There was a beautiful blue one that was my favorite. I never caught a great picture that captured his blueness, but the butterflies were so much fun to me! Next day... the ZOO! Hightlights for the kids were feeding the giraffes and riding the train. It was a rainy day, and the zoo was a little crowded. There were many field trips there, and I felt the need to use my teacher voice a few times. :-) The animals seemed to want to get out of the drizzly weather because several of the animals were so snuggled into their habitats that it was hard for us to see them. The giraffes were happy to come and eat the alfalfa out of the kids' cups, though, so that was definitely worth the trip. P.S. Giraffes have long tongues and extremely large faces when you are nostril to nostril with one.

The day ended with new stuffed animals from the gift shop. Just what we needed!!! :-) Spring Break was a nice little taste of what we having coming this summer! I am ready!!