Butterfly House

Our local library has a reading club every summer and this year they have taken it to a whole new level.  The kids earn points for their reading as in years past. They can also earn points by attending library events and visiting community attractions.  This morning we were on a mission to find our very first secret code. . . at the Butterfly House!

Luckily some extra hands came along to help in the form of Nonna and Nonno.  It made the visit all the more fun.  It was a beautiful morning for it too!

 Outside the Butterfly House are these two giant sculptures.  The kids had a great time climbing in and crawling through the caterpillar.  Jack thought the mouth was a slide and yelled "weeee" as he entered.  Max said he was going to turn into caterpillar poop.  Boys. . . .

 Before we entered Will was content to climb through the sculpture but he wasn't willing to climb on top like Max.  As we left he was feeling a bit braver and he climbed on top with help.  Before we knew it he was walking across the caterpillar's back like it was no big deal.  It is so fun to see the boys accomplish a new feat, no matter how small.

 Everyone had fun looking at all the bugs on display.  Of the three boys I think Jack was the most excited.  He just kept squealing with delight at everything he saw.  It was pretty adorable. 

The big boys found the special library activity - making a bug rubbing.  I love the way Max bites his lip when he concentrates.  Will took a few tries until he could press quite hard enough, but he got it.

 We explored the outdoor butterfly garden and the boys loved it.  The water was the main attraction, and I'm just glad that no one fell it.  Jack was so cute yelling hi and bye to the water.  It was almost like he thought it would reply if he yelled loud enough.

 Once we entered the Butterfly House the kids were all in awe.  It really is amazing to have thousands of butterflies fluttering about as you wander through the paths.  The big boys wanted to see if a butterfly would land on them if they sat really still.  That lasted about five seconds :)

Even though none landed on them they still got to see them up close and it really was beautiful.  Now I need to look at the library website to see what other outings we can try because this one was fabulous!