Botanical Gardens, Explora Museum, Cyrus is a Klepto, and the Series "No One Knew They Were Getting Their Picture Taken"

First of all, what kind of mother lets her son go out in this outfit?  Her hat, orange pants, and red shoes??? Who does that?  This Mom.

 Exploring the giant carrots at the Botanical Gardens . . . .

 Sitting on the Giant Ant (or Tant as Cy says) at the Botanical Gardens . . . . 

  . . . climbing the bamboo and resting on the giant potato at the Botanical Gardens . . . . 

 looking out of the giant log at the Botanical Gardens . . .

 inside of a giant lemon at the Botanical Gardens . . . . (theme of the day, yes, you guessed it - - Giant)

We have been to Explora several times (it is the kids museum here), and my kids always love it.  There is so much to do.  That day we sat and built with these pvc pipes for at least an hour.  We were working on a house.  And by we, I mean me and Calvin, and Wyatt.  Cyrus was busy quickly undoing our work behind us.  

 Cyrus later found his knack for building at the blocks.  He was so proud of this tower and said, "Cheese!" for about a solid minute.  

 Wyatt also spent some time building with the blocks and smiling sideways.

 Cyrus is a kleptomaniac.  He is always stuffing whatever he can in his pockets.  This day it was a measuring tape he found at the shadows exhibit.  When doing the laundry, I have found all sorts of goodies: toys, buttons, spoons, socks, rubber bands,  toothbrushes, bits of trash, dry pasta.  Yeah, you name it, he stuffs his pockets with it.  

  . . . . . AND, as promised, the photograph series "No One Knew They Were Getting Their Picture Taken" by various artists in our home.

Wow, Katie, you look radiant after your nap.

 Calvin is excelling with lip pursing.

 I have a sneaking suspiscion that Noah knew this picture was being taken.  Clues: no one else is tall enough to take this picture and the pointing seems very deliberate.  Now we just have to figure out what he was doing besides looking so handsome.

 Wyatt is in the middle of being hypnotized.  "You are getting very sleepy.  Now go clean your room and scratch your Mom's back."