Florida

I held an alligator.  And so did Sarah.  It was fun.  

An we went to Dinosaur World and saw tons of model Dinosaurs.  And the kids were afraid of the robots.  

But they liked this trash can

And the Wooly Mammoths

Kirtland, Niagara Falls, Palmyra, and the Statue of Liberty

We toured New York after Cleveland.  We saw Niagra Falls and a butterfly conservatory, the kids were terrified of the butterflies!  And it was freezing cold.  

Sarah forgot she was scared when I have her my phone and let her take 100 pictures of everything.

And we saw one butterfly fall into a trash can.  

The sacred grove was freezing!  And the smith home was so small for a large family!  

Denny's made a pretty nice Thanksgiving Feast.  

And we walked/carried children up the stairs to the base of the Statue of Liberty.  Can't imagine the climb to the top!  

  

I don't remember but apparently there was a Panda.  

At the Liberty Bell Elsie screamed hysterically for 25 minutes while we walked around, but nobody seemed to think we were kidnapping her.   I got to see Rocky.  

Pittsburgh conference Thanksgiving 2013

Matt had a conference in Pittsburgh and the kids and I got to go along.  We had lots of fun!  We spent the day at a science center.  

And another day at an awesome children's museum!  With a tunnel made of tape.

They let Benson help repair the tunnel!

And an art studio.  

A giant lite bright and a train table with a really pushy kid that Benson ignored.  

They had a pulley's room

With parachutes and trolleys.  

And lots of Mr Rogers stuff and I learned why I love to make things soo much!