Butterflies!

On Saturday I took Maia to the Gardens to see the flowers and the butterflies. The butterfly exhibit doesn't officially open until next weekend, but they said they were already starting to "bloom" as they call it. So I'd hoped this would be a good time to go without it being absolutely crazy. Last year when we went, it was so full, they weren't allowing strollers in the tropical conservatory, and it was still difficult to move through the room. So we walked through the cacti, carnivorous plants and Victorian gardens. Maia thought this photo op display was great though... Maia was really excited to learn that the butterflies were eating... and that sometimes they eat fruit. "Fly... Eat fiieewwt!" Toward the end of our visit, we found a friend from daycare, Ella, and her parents. Maia and Ella recognized each other, and followed each other a bit... ... but we finally left when Maia was mostly interested in playing in the dirt and running away from me. She was ready for lunch and a nap. And she did take a great nap!