Clyde Peelings Reptiland

I had to drive to my warehouse today to pick up and an order. When I woke up this morning, I decided since I would be so close to Clyde Peelings Reptiland I would pack up some snacks and get an early start for a visit.

Reptiland is about 2 hours north of our home.
It is a small zoo specializing in, you guessed it, reptiles and the like.

Audrey and I made it just in time to enjoy the reptile show, where we learned about dinosaurs, which is the now theme for the park for spring.

We then traveled around and visited the turtles and tortoises.
Then, we enjoyed some time in the butterfly house.

To say that Audrey LOVED the butterflies would be an understatement.
She yelled, Butterfly, quite a few times.
She was also energized by the kindergarten class visiting the butterfly house during our time there.

The other kids energy, coupled with hers, made it for a fun show.

More than once a butterfly landed on her hat( which I never caught on camera)and it excited her little friends.
Then, we made our way through the reptile exhibits.
Our last stop was the Dinosaur exhibit. There, we found animatronic dinosaurs, incredibly lifelike. They moved and roared.

Since Dinosaur Train is one of our favorite shows on PBS, Audrey was excited to see each dinosaur and talk to it. Never scared.

It took just 1 hour to make it through Reptiland, perfect for a toddler and parent, and kids are FREE under 2. My ticket was $14.00
I am excited to schedule many trips to share with you our family and friends for summer. This was our first stop.

A Marriage in Paradise

This Monday evening I headed to Baltimore, ready to board a plane for Providenciales, Turks and Caicos on Tuesday morning. There, 30 people gathered to see the wedding of my best friend of 20 years. We had a wonderful time at Beaches Resort, enjoying the beach, many pools, wonderful food, drinks and friendship.

Pam was a RADIANT bride, married now to Mr. Paul Hernandez, the great guy we always knew she would find.

I was quite honored to be her Maid of Honor.
It was my first time away from Audrey, and I only really cried when the Sesame Street parade came along my walkway. She would have loved it!
She was in good hands with her Daddy and My AMAZING MOM, who took off a week of work to come and stay with her.

Congratulations Mr and Mrs Hernandez!

Aplish Splash

Whats a little water between good friends.

Tonight, Val and I decided to pack the kids in the wagon, as we so often do and take them down to the park. After some fun playtime on the playground, we headed home...where we then proceeded to play on our swingset out back. The kids and dog had a ball. We ended up on our deck splashing in Audreys Artic Splash water Table. The kids quickly got soaked and we took them down to their diapers. They had a ball, and we had a wonderful time watching them enjoy their time together.
So blessed to have Lathan and the Natales in our lives!