Butterflies LIVE!

A couple of weekends ago we took Sofia to our local botanical gardens to see Butterflies LIVE! It was such a neat experience (and I'll preface this post by saying I'm pretty sure I was more impressed than she was!). There were hundreds of butterflies flying around in an enclosed section of the conservatory..they would land right next to you, it was amazing. A little nervewracking, though, considering one of the things they tell you before you go in is to 'watch your step b/c some of the butterflies land on the ground' - tell that to an 18 month old who has learned how to RUN!?! I was so terrified that she would accidentally smush one of these (iIm sure very expensive) butterflies...but all went well and I think she actually thought it was cool....for at least a full four minutes or so (ha). After the butterflies, the garden has a 'childrens' section, which includes a small waterpark type thingy for kids to run through and cool off...once again, we didn't know ahead of time so we let Sofia run through in her clothes...I'm pretty sure it's a sign of bad parenting when your daughter has gotten soaking wet in her clothes twice in the last month...but at least she's having fun, right?

watching for butterflies (and yes, that is butterflies on her shirt...I couldn't resist....)

who needs a bathing suit?