Sunday, May 18, 2014

We took the monkeys to the Zoo!

We ventured to the North Carolina Zoo on Saturday. It's such a nice zoo! Great big enclosures for the animals, very clean, and five miles of beautifully shaded pathways. We only managed to see about half of the exhibits, but we bought a season pass so we'll be back again and again!



 Somebody was excited to get going.

All my monkeys.
 Beautiful Giraffe enclosure.


 Guess what hatched?


 Baby baboon was six week old! So ADORABLE!  We saw him playing in the grass, nursing, and being carried around by hanging onto mama!
 Honey bee farm.
 Getting fed up with this day.
 Just a few more inches buddy!
And he's out!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Messy Science Day

This afternoon we met up with some of our new friends at our favorite park for a messy science day. One of the mama's organized and reserved a shelter and we all brought a project of some sort to share with the group. It was SO much fun! I think I enjoyed seeing things, fizzle, explode, melt, and bubble as much as the kids. So thankful to have found a couple of very active home school groups already!

We took a tub full of water beads with ocean animals hidden. More of a sensory thing, but after the kids were done mashing them it certainly counted as "messy."

 They were a hit with all the kids.
 Isaiah likes being with the big kids.
 Rebecca's "team" for mentos and diet coke.
 Pretty cool.

 Isaiah was amazed with this one too!

 Oh yeah, now that is how its done!
 "that was so awesome!"
 Oobleck.....ewwww!
 Isaiah drinking the experiments. ( no worries this was just water)
 Levi's favorite activity of the day....I couldn't keep him out of the water!
 Milk and dish soap.....you gotta try it!
 Levi's mad face when I made him get out of the water.
 Guess who else liked the water.....boys. :)
 Elephant toothpaste demo.
 Getting in the mess.
 We tried to dump enough water in the shelter house to kind of clean it out. Isaiah thoroughly enjoyed himself.
All packed up and time to go home. He slept so good this afternoon!