John got off early yesterday, so he joined Benson and me at the Milwaukee Public Museum. We spent a
lot of time in the tropical butterfly room. It's pretty wild in there!
Imagine a sweltering room with about 400 kamikaze butterflies swooping, flailing, and nose-diving right at your face. You (okay, I) have to fight to stay composed and not swat all the butterflies away! I know this is terrible, because they are cute innocent bugs, and this is their home and not mine, but this room honestly freaks me out.
A lot of times, they land on you, and you're not supposed to flinch. (This is Benson's head.)
"Benson, we are going to catch a butterfly if it kills us!"
Look closely-- I got one! I may look like nature girl in this picture, but I was inwardly trembling! I have never caught a butterfly before. I feel this pressure to set an example for Benson to not be squeamish about bugs, so I did this for him. (He seemed mildly impressed.) I hope to earn some mom points for this one.
Imagine a sweltering room with about 400 kamikaze butterflies swooping, flailing, and nose-diving right at your face. You (okay, I) have to fight to stay composed and not swat all the butterflies away! I know this is terrible, because they are cute innocent bugs, and this is their home and not mine, but this room honestly freaks me out. 
A lot of times, they land on you, and you're not supposed to flinch. (This is Benson's head.)
"Benson, we are going to catch a butterfly if it kills us!"
Look closely-- I got one! I may look like nature girl in this picture, but I was inwardly trembling! I have never caught a butterfly before. I feel this pressure to set an example for Benson to not be squeamish about bugs, so I did this for him. (He seemed mildly impressed.) I hope to earn some mom points for this one.
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I just bought a spider puppet from Ikea for Penny-- for the same reason that maybe she won't inherit my squeamishness. :)
I saw my first spider this year.. in the bathroom... while I was going to the bathroom. I screamed like a little girl, made Cody kill it and didn't go back in there for awhile. Talmage watched the whole thing. Hmmm. I should consider being a little more brave too, so Tal doesn't scream like a little girl every time he sees a bug.
Hahahahaha that is the same face you make when Dirk wildly greets you at the door and starts trying to lick your face. Way to go, Karisa!
Too funny--I feel the same way about the butterfly house (we have one in Georgia at Callaway Gardens). I wish that I had been stoic on the roach front for Clara, but alas, that battle is already lost and Clara, although not nearly as freaked out by roaches as I am, will occasionally yell, "A roach!!" in a squeamish voice. The things we hope our kids learn/won't learn from us...
I love the wonder on Benson's face in the first picture!
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