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Lots of Butterflies!

08/17/2018 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

I like to walk on a bike path near my husbands work.

We got a nice surprise on our last visit of hundreds of butterflies!

We would be walking and suddenly they were everywhere!

They really liked to land on the back of my neck.
It did freak me out a bit but I tried to keep my cool since I was the adult.

Ha My girls went between loving it and freaking out. They seemed to like my oldests’ daughters bright shirt. My two younger girls were not very happy that they were not getting landed on. I believe they are Painted Lady Butterflies. Little bit was being chased by a butterfly. This one did not want to leave and just hung out for a long time. I decided this was a good time to try getting a shot with all my kids in it! I was wrong.

I did not get one shot with everyone looking.

HA

Oh well, we will just go with a nice casual shot. Trying to be super still so a butterfly will land on them. She did not like her pet butterfly moving to her neck… He thought it was funny. She freaked out right after this.

Yes, I took a video.

But also I helped move the butterfly along.

Ha

She finally got a butterfly!

It ended up staying with her the rest of the time! Her butterfly flew off before we could get one more pic. This one did not want to leave.I was told by one of my daughters that this was the best walk ever!

Check out the video I made of all the butterflies!

Warning, might contain squealing.

Hiking, History, Parks

Homesteads and Flops ~Dallas, Tx

03/15/2018 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

First off after dropping Nick off at his conference (and navigating downtown Dallas), was a trip to the Creation Museum in Glen Rose, Tx.

We went to Glen Rose in January and wanted to go to the museum then but it was not open on the days we were there.

It is a small museum and some of my kids were restless and not doing well so we did not stay long.

I liked the ark replica they had. I was a bit disappointed in the museum overall though.

We stopped by Dinosaur Valley State Park since we were right there but it was crazy due to spring break so we did not stay there long either.

I was really starting to think this trip was a total bust.

We got lunch and I started the drive back to Dallas, planning to kill some time at the Cedar Hill State Park.

I decided on this park because we have a state park pass so it was free.

After paying for the museum that we did not even stay long at, I did not want to spend any more money.

I had no clue there was a homestead at this park!

It was quiet, peaceful, and crowd-free.

This beautiful place basically redeemed the day.

I love history, woods, and quiet.

So this place was a like a balm to my soul.

I felt like I could breathe again and there was plenty of space for the kids to run around.

The old buildings were beautiful.

See? So relaxed and happy.

I need open spaces like I need chocolate 😉

Anyone else ever feel like that?

This place was called the Penn Farm Agricultural History Center and it was a great stop if you like outdoors and history!

It’s almost like a dog…

08/17/2015 Danielle Huddleston 2 Comments

Sometimes I think having a horse would be fun.

It’s just a big dog right?

Kidding.

I also think we should get a puppy.

They are so cute and fluffy.

Animals are good for kids, right?

But then I look at my poor neglected flower bed and garden.

Probably should wait on adding anything that requires someone to take care of it…

We will just continue to visit horses in our neighborhood I guess.