I think this is one of the only pictures we have of all of us together! I can't believe it. I took it last week when we went to Magic Wings. I vow to take more family portraits from now on because that is not right!
We used to take Jorn to Magic Wings all the time when he was a baby and we lived in Massachusetts. It's about an hour and a half drive from us now so during Spring Break last week we took a little road trip. In the past we usually go in February. It's 80 degrees inside, always sunny, so green and tropical. You really need a dose of that when you live in New England in February and it's much cheaper than flying somewhere. It's such a great place to visit. Really, it's truly magical to be in such a lush environment with butterflies flying around you everywhere!
You can also watch butterflies hatch before your very eyes in the nursery. And, I have to say that they had the most impressive/gross exotic (?) bug collection I have seen anywhere. I am not squeamish but they had one bug there that I couldn't even photograph or even think about now because it still gives me the hebegebes. A Scorpion Spider. Here is someone else's picture of it because as I said I could hardly look at the thing. Click if you dare.
I took lots of other pictures (of not gross things) and put some of those on Flickr.
Jorn looks so happy. :~P
Is he suffering from faux musicians angst or early-onset teenageritis?
Isn't it funny how few family pictures we end up with? There are just so many pictures with one person missing. That's why I'm always so appreciative when someone volunteers to take our picture - See! We really were there together!
Posted by: Kathy | April 20, 2011 at 10:19 AM
So glad you were able to enjoy some beauty and warmth on your spring break! There is a butterfly house up in Seattle that we go to every once in a while and it is heaven. I could stay in there all day! It is a welcome change of scenery, especially mid-winter.
Happy spring!
Posted by: Nicole | April 20, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Love the family "portrait", so important for their sakes. And OMG on the scopion spider shot... I can see what you mean....uuuuuuuuu giving me the shivers.....
Posted by: Marie | April 20, 2011 at 10:36 AM
lets meet there sometime.
Posted by: suna | April 21, 2011 at 02:46 PM
Love your blog. Have followed awhile now (lurked!) . . . I love knitting and am starting our own little chicken "flock" (3 chicks) in about a week.
Posted by: Erin Whittemore | April 21, 2011 at 06:49 PM
What a great family portrait!! So much fun!! We actually went to a butterfly rainforest yesterday too! It takes us and hour and half as well funny enough. It was so beautiful, I didn't want to leave. Just to have them flying everywhere, it was wonderful. And that scorpion spider--yucky scary!!
Posted by: MJ | April 21, 2011 at 07:04 PM
The kids are getting so big!! I must come up and visit.
Posted by: karin | April 28, 2011 at 07:30 PM