Today, right after picking Lydia up to school, I took the girls to the Natural History Museum for their last free Tuesday before the summer. We met Patti, Cady, and their friends and walked around the museum for a bit before viewing the Butterfly Pavilion. The girls were mainly interested in the interactive machines, pressing buttons here and there at every exhibit, but they got really excited when we got to the North American animals section. They would run to each animal scene and yell out the animal name or ask me what it was was. I think this totally beats the zoo because half the time the animals are sleeping or in the shadows. Sophie was scared of the butterflies at the pavilion, probably because they reminded her of the bee that stung Lydia, but Lydia really wanted a butterfly to land on her. These butterflies weren't really "friendly", so Lydia left disappointed, but fascinated by what she had seen. Little did I know that she had just learned about caterpillars and butterflies at school just the day before!
The statue in the middle of the beautiful domed foyer
Checking out the cheetah
Always at the interactive machines
Wooly mammoth
Sophie's bones weigh a whopping 8 pounds!
Our first time at this museum
Hanging butterfly cut-outs
All Lydia did was point at butterflies, every single one of them. :P
Taking a break, viewing butterflies can be tiring.
Hungry monarch
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