Kidspace

We had a little birthday party for Matt today at Kidspace in Pasadena. Our friends Michelle and her boys, Anthony and Nicholas and Dawn and her two kids, Myra and Max joined us. We caravaned down leaving Lancaster at 9:15! That is almost a record for us to get out of the house that early! Kidspace is great for kids age 2-5. There are different outdoor and indoor play areas. There are also some age appropriate science exhibits. One of Matt's favorites is a live bee colony behind glass.
I made Elmo cupcakes for Matt to share with the other kids. I think they turned out pretty good although I asked the kids who the cupcake looked like and nobody said anything!
We adopted two caterpillars today at Kidspace. Matt and Micah each got one. Matt named his caterpillar Eyes and I told him he could help Micah name his. They come with an instruction booklet on how to care for them until they turn into a butterfly. In a week or so we will have to make a butterfly bungalow out of a shoe box. Matt has memorized The Very Hungry Caterpillar book and loves it. He hasn't made the connection with his adopted caterpillar yet but we have at least 2 weeks before it will become a butterfly so maybe he will get it. One of the friends we went with today has adopted caterpillars the past few years and said it is really cool to have the kids let the butterfly go in the backyard. I'll post pictures of our butterfly release in a few weeks, if this works!!
Tomorrow my brother has his last solo and ensemble competition. Karl and I will take turns listening to him play and watching the kids. In the evening we are having a little party for Matt. Something else is going on tomorrow too.....Oh, our anniversary!! Happy anniversary Karl, Love you!!!