in which we have grand adventures.

Yesterday was quite the day! It was full to overflowing with kiddo laughs, questions, hugs, kisses, peanut butter & jelly, and even a few tears thrown in for good measure:-) Yesterday, life was beautiful and grand and simple and one of those days that transported me straight back to a much simpler time in my own life, when ordinary places became the most extraordinary . Yesterday...it was full of the sweet love of a God who smiled and laughed and enjoyed every single moment of it with us. 

Look! Miss Annie found her most favorite creature that God ever made...a bat! 

Her love for them was born when one of those small innocent creatures made

the very large mistake of swooping into her house for a small chat...personally,

I think it probably heard of her great hospitality and stopped by for a nice cup of tea...

Annie did not feel the same way however...Let's just say there was much shrieking and 

ducking that ensued...

It's a squirrel! No, it's a possum! No, it's a Hudson!

This little duck was highly suspicious of the men next to her that

looked suspiciously like they might enjoy some duck hunting 

in their free time...

Another little duck we happened upon in our travels....would you 

just look at those eyes! Yep. Cutest. Girl. Ever.

Now, this little squirrel was very concerned that we might find where 

he'd hidden his nuts....

...re-hiding said nuts...."I shall bury them under this very inconspicuous 

neon yellow flower!"

Did I mention that we found one of Peter Pan's lost boys?

He was on the look out for Captain Hook....

After leaving the enchanted forest where children resemble animals,

we happened upon the laboratory of one of the most notorious mad 

scientists in the world...

                                          

He was in the midst of teaching his young apprentice his mad ways...

The great mad scientist's much older, wiser, and madder mentor.....

An innocent bystander that happened to be greatly influenced to 

follow the example of all the madness going on.

Can't you just see the madness eminating from that little mind?

Well, with all his mad ways, he sure is the cutest mad scientist

I've ever seen...

When leaving the aforementioned laboratory, I happened upon the young apprentice,
 who was waiting with eager mind to learn the mad ways

of this place...

She was most eager to show me her mad skills of conjuring smoke 

up with her bare hands. True story.

Moving on from the mad laboratory, we found ourselves at the most 

adventurous aquarium!

"Dude, that's a big shark...like, it's as big as me!"

"If I get real close, do you think I could become a mermaid

and go in their and cuddle 'wis them?"

He....she?....was trying to kiss Harper's cute face!

So, this particularly adventurous aquarium happens to be home

to three very large tigers. Yes, at the aquarium. Avy, was highly 

disappointed that they were napping whilst she was longing to see them...:-)

Harper's two beautiful hands.

No adventure would be complete without a 

happily-ever-after kiss!

After the many adventures we'd been on, Miss Annie and

Miss Jade highly considered taking up the nice offer of the

staff at the aquarium to leave these two little monkeys with them...

Baby Nemos!!!

Dory and Nemo(s)!!!

Precious curly top.

Avy wanted to know why she couldn't have a peanut butter

and jellyfish sandwich...

Miss Jade's favorite part of the aquarium! I could stare at them

for hours and hours...

Harper was trying to pet Ray...

She was highly suspicious of yet another picture being taken.

"Exactly what are you planning on doing with all these

Miss Jade?"

"Well Avy, funny you should wonder. You see there's this

thing called a blog...." ;-)

Dubby demonstrating the general attitude of everyone once the 

adventures were coming to a close.

Hope you all enjoyed a little glimpse into our day! Between the tea drinking bat, kiddo-animals, lost boy, mad scientist and all the overwhelming displays at the aquarium, I'm still quite amazed that we got out alive! But, we did it, because we are mighty grand adventurers:-D