How about that weather this morning, central Indiana?!!? Our windows shook with the thunder, lights flickered, the boys huddled in my lap and the dog worked herself up into such a tizzy that she made herself yack on my carpet... again.
I was SURE that we would have to scrub our plans to go to the Purdue Spring Fest today. But the boys remained optimistic, and by noon the storm had passed, the clouds were dissipating, and I decided to get us out of the house and meet Marcus at Purdue after his shift ended at about 1:00 pm.
We started off at my office to see the Boilermaker Special in the lobby. I don't even DARE take the boys on campus without stopping to see the train. I would never hear the end of it!!
After the visit to my office, we moved on to the main event on campus...
Side-note: I did put that stick back where it belonged in the sculpture once I noticed he had a hold of it!!
It was about 50 degrees when I left home, so the boys had long shirts on, but the chill did not last long! As soon as the sun came out, it jumped to the mid-70's! BEAUTIFUL!! It also meant the boys were hot and uncomfortable. Luckily, Marcus saved the day and brought the boys a couple of t-shirts. It was a good thing too, because our next stop was the "Boiler Barn" with farm animals. It was HOT in there!!
While we were there, I paid a buck because Zachary wanted to milk a cow. However, once he was next to the cow (and she WAS a big'un!) he couldn't do it. So, I did!! I paid for the privilege, after all! Kinda cool, but my aim is terrible, and we'll just leave it at that!!
and frankly, the cleanest pigs I've ever seen in my life!
After the barn, we headed to the "Bug Bowl" portion of Spring Fest. Zachary does not like insects at ALL unless they are under glass, so he was fine with the displays, and actually enjoyed them quite a bit!
The insect petting zoo was a much different story. He stayed back for the most part and did not want to touch a thing in that room!
Evan the Fearless, however, went up to each of the different bugs' handlers and point blank asked to hold each and every one of those little critters!! He held a tobacco worm, a cockroach, a millipede, and a beetle. He also petted a butterfly and a lobster. He was completely enthralled by them! He wasn't skittish, and he didn't just let them sit there either... he touched them, examined them, and well, squeezed them, but we made sure it was a gentle squeeze!!
I learned something new today as well! I had no idea that some lobsters can live to be over a hundred years old if they don't end up as someone's anniversary dinner!!
After our bug encounter, we walked around a bit and got the boys some child-sized cotton candy, which is kind of a tradition for us at Spring Fest. We ended our Purdue trip over at the airport to do a little plane spotting with Grandpa DeArmond.
Hope my readers have had a good weekend thus far, and if the weather was as gorgeous as it was here, that you were able to enjoy it! Lots and lots of activities coming up in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!
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