Before Bed Chats with Dad

"Dad, you can be a fireman".

"You can wear a helmet, a jacket, oxygen, and another face helmet"

(Dad: "That's called a mask")

"Oh a mask.  It helps you breathe underwater"

Look at how loud and proud you are singing! So proud of you!

Fourth of July

This year, we went to GGB's (who is getting a new name soon because having two GG's is just too confusing...) and we had tons of fun.  We played with cats, painted the car and ground with sidewalk chalk paint, put out feet in the pool, ate lunch, did crafts, made a cake, and found all kinds of things to touch.  Oh and did sparklers which you completely shocked us by holding it without fear.

Sunday swimming

So since you decided to get up at 5:30 this morning (and your brother 6:15), you had to take a nap.  Since you slept kind of late, you missed your swimming class.  So we decided to go over to the Niles pool.  I'm not sure if it was all the kids or the newness, but you were glued to me the whole time and wouldn't let Dad switch with me.  BUT you didn't want to leave the deep end the whole hour and a half we were in the pool and we did a lot of practicing so I guess it was a win win.

Video-a-palloza

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Puzzling it up

Upon seeing this, you said, "The birds are napping Mommy.  They tired." And everytime we saw another set of them, you would say, "More tired birds." There were TONS of these things.

Tons of time spent looking in aquariums

The "scary" polar bear that you guys were obsessed with

I can't take how cute you look here 

The "alien"

The photogenic butterfly.

Your favorite one.

Till you saw this one.

You were terrified of this guy.  Mostly because of the sound his speakers were projecting.  Evidently, a bison (or buffalo?) growl was really scary.

Knobs!  And they turn stuff around!

Bugs.

I think you could see the butterflies on the ceiling.

Slide!

Yeah, I was underwhelmed with the farm truck too.

There wasn't enough water in this thing so it didn't keep your attention too long.

Hello? Duck?

I don't know if you were more cautious of the snake or the handler's inappropriate footwear.

CHEESE!  

AND you touched a mushroom.

                                                     Pretty sure it was a stork.


                                                     What a exhibit letdown.

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