First Day of School

We woke up on the first day of school to a beautiful rainbow, a foretelling of a great year we hope! Hero starts 2nd grade this year. Wow! They grow up so fast!

Sunsets

We have great views of the beautiful sunsets from the back of our house. Some of these came out a little blurry, but they still show the beautiful colors.

Science Museum

We went to the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. It is the best museum in the state of NC we've visited so far. The inside of the museum was full of science adventures, while outside there was a water play area,outdoor musical instruments, petting zoo, playground, zoo area, and best of all was the building with insects and a whole butterfly room. We spent over an hour alone in this room watching and identifying the butterflies. Hero must have smelled really sweet, because she kept having butterflies land on her. They were really cool! We went back later for the butterfly release. They have a room where all the chrysalis are hung. All the butterflies that have emerged that day are released together. The man allowed everyone to put their hands into the box and coax the butterflies onto their fingers. We enjoyed this the best I think. The only downside to this trip was forgetting our camera and getting only a couple of pics on the camera phone, which were not the best quality.