The Butterfly House

 Butterflies, Butterflies, Butterflies!

I love the Butterfly house in St. Louis.  Ricky took me there on a date a long time ago (he could probably tell you the year but all I know is that it was before we were married) and it was so much fun.  If you haven't ever gone, I highly recommend it.  We took Caden there when he was 1 and he was in awe of all the butterflies flying all around him.  I'd wanted to take Avery Lynn for quite a while but it seemed to never worked out.  We decided to make a day trip over to St. Louis when Ricky had a day off so we could enjoy the butterflies while we were only an hour and a half away (aka before we move).  We all had a blast.  I didn't ever recall (because it wasn't something I would try to do as an adult and before when we went Caden wasn't old enough) but they have a rule that they tell you that you can't catch the butterflies.  It took some self control on Caden's part because boy did he want to try to catch them.... it's just his instinct.  But he is an animal lover too and he didn't want to hurt them (which is what they told him would happen if he touched their wings) so he enjoyed watching ever so closely and hoping that one would land on him (because that was OK).  Avery Lynn and I had a butterfly land on us (maybe it was the pink shirts) but they boys didn't.  They still had a good time too. : )  We saw lots and lots of butterflies!

Down on the ground scoping out the butterflies on the leaves.

You can see the butterfly that landed next to her (on the pictures right side)

Avery Lynn being a butterfly

Caden not being a butterfly : )

Avery Lynn holding the "dead" butterfly that Caden found on the ground

(These are the best smiles I get) Posing with a butterfly

Best picture of Caden from the day.  In a bubble with Cock Roaches surrounding him!  Nice, huh.