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Extended Family Weekend

Over Memorial weekend we had extra kiddos in our house. My dad decided to take my sister's kids for two days so we could have some fun cousin time. 

We went to the Butterfly Pavilion which Rex loves. It's a great place that helps kids learn and see butterfly's and bugs as well as helping grow more butterflies for the community as well. 


Rex was able to actually hold one. Normally you are not suppose to touch the butterflies. Sometimes they will land on you and then you can just look at them until they fly away. This time another guy that was there was holding a butterfly and Rex really wanted one to land on him. Since the guy heard us talking to him he passed the butterfly on to Rex. The butterfly hung out for a bit and then flew away. Rex was really pleased being able to hold him.


They also have a spider named Rosie, actually about 70 of them. Each time we go there the little kids have to hold her. Jacklyn, my niece, just loves it and so does Rex. Of course Mommy on the other hand can barely stand in the room with Rosie but I do because Rex is there. I will never let that thing touch me but if my boys want to I will allow it.



Of course the older cousins either won't go near it or won't look while they hold her. Poor Dylan just had to cover his eyes so he wouldn't see Rosie on his hand.

I love going to this place because Rex loves learning about bugs. We always get books from the library about different kinds of bugs. We love going here because it is a great way to have active learning experiences. It supports the way that I plan to homeschool because I don't want to just learn from book but actually get out in the world and explore.

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