We watched a cicada emerge from it's skin.

Jason running in the sprinkler.

Jason and Sophie pretending to be anteaters getting a shower at the zoo.

Smelling the sunflower house!

We went to the zoo on 'Cold Play Day', when they gave all the animals cold treats to play with.

Sophie liked watching the otters get frozen fish treats.

Jason and Grandma L. watched the anteaters get a shower.

Even the polar bear was given a frozen fruit treat.

Jason, watching the wild boars get treats.

Sophie loves to paint!

Jason loves potato stamps!

My future's so bright, I have to wear shades.

Our friends, Ben and Santy, had a beautiful wedding at the botanical gardens in Ypsi.

Such a lovely setting for a wedding!

We had a great time at Cranbrook's Great Lakes Bat Festival!

Jason's new haircut!! It's short!

Our 4th butterfly...

Even Daddy got to hold it before we set it free!

And our fifth and final butterfly, we shared with some friends.

Sophie and Adriana had a great time looking at it.

Thanks to Debbie for the wonderful experience raising our monarchs!

We biked 2 miles to the Troy Historical Museum and Village, and two miles back. It was well worth it. Jason and Sophie had a great time playing in the Town Hall, and it was musical picnic day with a fiddler and guitarist playing music while we ate.

I also figured out George O'Clark used to own our land. We live in number 10.

Isn't she just adorable!

We released a butterfly this morning. Here's Jason holding it before it could fly.

Even Sophie liked it!

She was amazed when it was crawling up her arm.

It crawled up to Jason's chin.

He really enjoyed playing with it.

Then we put it on the cosmos in our sunflower house.

After a nice weekend in Traverse City, we decided to finish it with a stop off in East Lansing at the MSU Children's Gardens. Wow! We had an amazing time!

Here's Dave and Jason sitting with another little boy reading a book.

Even Sophie liked him.

Peter Rabbit's coat and shoes hanging in Mr. McGregor's garden.

Jason feeling the 'sensitive plant'. It closes when you touch it. Mr. McMillan would love this!

Daddy and Jason spotting some turtles.

Sophie playing in the dinosaur sandbox.

Jason spinning around making the fountain frogs spit water.

The beautiful view. Wow!

Jason entering the Alice in Wonderland maze.

The Mad Hatter.

Who knew we'd find giraffes at the gardens, too. Here's Daddy feeding one.

Sophie riding in the train.

And Jason, too.

Sophie liked the climbers.

Jason liked the crayon colors garden.