Blooms & Butterflies

My mom, Barry, and I took Caroline to the Franklin Park Conservatory today to see the butterfly exhibit. We had a great day! I know there aren't many pictures of Caroline, but there were so many beautiful butterflies and flowers!

So, we saw all these amazing things, and Caroline's favorite part of the day was...the big Koi pond. (That's Chihuly glass floating in there!)

Easter.

I almost forgot to post the Easter pictures. We had an enjoyable weekend. On Saturday, we colored eggs. Then, we went to church on Sunday and had lunch at Brio with my dad, Adam, and Sara. Afterward, we headed out to Bob & Lori's, and Caroline had an Easter egg hunt. Here are a few pictures!

Spring Break (in pictures!)

Caroline and Z...note the jammies and the footwear!

A was enjoying sweet potatoes for the first time.

Don't call Children's Services! They go in there willingly!

Matchy-matchy.

Caroline was very excited to go to the zoo.

Caroline and Z on the train. This was a huge hit!

We ALL rode the train...

Ride #2...Caroline would have ridden the train ALL day!

Caroline fed the giraffes!

This is the end of the day as we were leaving. Can you see Z?

The internet needed to be repaired...look at the helper!

Nanny and A at the playground!

Caroline ran on the bridge at the playground. With one shoe.

Who is it?

Z liked hanging on the bars!

A much needed break! We *love* iced tea!

Caroline counted for herself to go down the slide! With one shoe.

She had so much fun on the slides. She has absolutely no fear!

Caroline went down the big twisty slide. With one shoe.

She is a happy girl when she's outside!

Update on the Fish Tank

While researching tanks online, I came across a really cute Elmo ornament for fish tanks. When I went to the store on Monday, they were sold out. I checked another store, and they had a different Elmo ornament, but it wasn't as cute as the one I saw online. I was about to break down and order it today, and on a whim, I called a store that is located down by campus. It turns out they had 1 left, and it was on sale for $2.00! I also bought an additional plant (but no frog.) Here's an updated photo! Caroline hasn't seen it, yet! I think she will be very surprised in the morning!

Fish & Flowers

We went to Cleveland last weekend for Z's birthday party, and Caroline was enamored with the fish Z had in her bedroom. When we came home, I took Caroline to get a small tank. I wanted to do everything that night, but the guy at the store assured me that I needed to take the tank home and let it run for 24 hours before I added fish. I was pretty sure that this was a bit excessive considering I just wanted a couple cheap fish, but I did it anyway. The schedule this week just did not permit us to get back to the store, so we went today. In case you can't tell in the photo, there are 3 orange guppies and one snail in there. I also wanted to get a little frog, but the girl today was convinced that I was overloading my tank with the 3 fish as it is, so I didn't feel like discussing the frog with her. I do think I will go back and get one at another time.

Here's Caroline admiring her fish for the first time:

And, here she's "talking" to her snail by making fish faces and noises.After her nap, she went outside to plant some flowers with Grammy. She is available for hire, so keep her in mind for all your gardening needs. You can see how much help she can provide!

And, one just for Da. Check out Molly's hair: