April Trip to NC

Back in April, Lyla and I went to NC to visit my family. Tommy stayed home because he had to work and he also laid down new flooring downstairs in our house. Home improvements are impossible with a toddler around. Lyla does well in the car, probably because I let her watch cartoons so the trip was pretty good. The first day we were there, we went to the Natural Science Center in Greensboro. It was perfect for Lyla. They had a room just for kids under 5 (I think), which had a train table, playhouse with a kitchen, grocery store, see saw, water table, and so much more.

After playing inside, we went outside to the zoo. Check out this peacock. It was out in the open for everyone to get close to. I felt sorry for it because some of the mean little kids were pulling its tail feathers. I guess that's why it kept its feathers spread to protect itself. It was beautiful. My favorite colors, blue & green.I wasn't sure if Lyla would pet any animals, but she loved petting the goats. They were very calm and just laid there for her. Lyla rode on the big plastic frogs. She walked around the entire place. She never wants to be in the stroller when we go to places like this, which can make for a meltdown towards the end sometimes. This particular day she did well because she had me, Papa, and Nana to pick her up when she wanted. I would suggest this place to anyone with kids. There were A LOT of field trips because we went on a weekday, but maybe a weekend would be better. I remember going there on field trips as a kid, but I don't remember it being this nice. I think the zoo part has been added on since then. Lyla loves loves to be outside. Being outside at my parents house is very different than being outside in Florida. Because we have hardly any trees around our house, Lyla thought these huge leaves were really cool. She liked when we put them in her hair. She enjoyed stomping the thousands of ants Nana and Papa had in their yard and on the driveway. We mostly have lizards here in Florida and I prefer that Lyla stay away from them, and definitely not stomp on them. She also rode the "tractor" with Papa. Lyla was in her bathing suit because we wanted her to play in the sprinkler, but the water was cold and she said "Turn it off Papa!" She enjoys the sprinkler a lot more in Florida where it's really hot. We made a trip to Durham to visit my extended family. Great Grandma George gave Lyla her birthday present because she wouldn't see her in June on her birthday. She got a lot of beach toys and a golf set. Lyla loves these toys and has gotten a lot of play time out of them. We spent some time outside in the carport and yard at Grandma's. Grandma has a stationary bike her in carport so Lyla and Nana had to take it for a spin.