Gracie Greentree Designs

Yes, everyone ( all 5 of you) who reads this knows I've been re-doing some rather gaudy/trashy fashion dolls into a more wholesome looking doll for Rebecca. I also started an Etsy shop this week. Started on Wednesday and I've had nearly a 1000 views and 2 sale. I'm pretty excited. Here are some pictures!

Discovery Place

You know we love Discovery Place Kids museum in Huntersville, but today we made a little trip to Uptown to visit Discovery Place. This was a whole different kind of museum. Intentioned for older minds with lot of cool hands on science stuff. Downstairs is World Alive all about animals with an aquarium section, a rainforest exhibit and another room we didn't even get to! Upstairs were exhibits on building, motion, magnets, and traveling exhibits. In July when its time to renew our membership we're adding this one to the card! It was really a great place!

 My eager beavers were ready to throw themselves into everything.

 Just gross! When a tarantula touches your skin the proper response is a high energy dance while hyperventilating!

 We are a family that loves fish the more colorful the cooler!

 Mesmerizing to watch the jellyfish float through the water.

 Levi wants a big turtle like "Tank".

 Isaiah has no fear when touching new stuff. He played with the starfish, sea urchin, and sea cucumber.

 Oh, and the hairless rat!

 Levi actually went on and on about how cute and 'dorbable' the rat was....Aaron kept his distance. Daddy likes rats as much as mama likes spiders.

 A magnifying light gun thingy was fascinating to all...first the turtle shells and snakeskin....

 Then they checked out the fiber of Levi's shirt.

 Gift shopper.

 My brothers need this book!

 I want to find this one for our unit on space.

 Bed of nails.

 Brave baby.

 Last, but not least.

 Vacuum chair.

 Levi got a kick out of this robot chair.

 Pulley chair.

 Monkey see monkey do.

 Isaiah's favorite a vacuum tube that sucked up bit of shredded newspaper and shot them out the top.

 Just amazed!

 Catching the paper as it falls.

 Listening to the sounds of a haircut, of all things.

Mega size light bright!

Our little monkey

As soon as Daddy got home tonight we did cake and presents. It's a party who said dinner has to come first? LOL Now Isaiah has the whole evening to play with new toys. He is such a sweet a little blessing....but growing so fast!

 Monkey cake....

 Monkey quilt...

 Monkey boy in a monkey shirt.

 Why are you all singing at me?

 Scared him with our off key singing.

 Something sweet to calm the nerves.

 Presents!

 Close up of quilt fabrics, I just loved that monkey fabric!

 Sugar shock?!

New mower.....we're ready for Spring now!