A visit from Hannah

 

We had alot of fun things planned for Hannahs visit.  We got most of them done.  We went to Greaters Ice Cream Factory.  They make all the ice cream by hand, 2 gallons at a time.  There was also a fun play place where Hannah made some new friends.

 Cars came out while Hannah was visiting so...of course we had to take a night and go see it.

 Another big day was the day we spent at the Zoo.  It is suppose to be one of the best Zoos around.  They have many different exhibits, by regions.  We did alot of walking and were pretty tired by the end.  It took swirl ice cream to help us make it back to the car.

 

We got to go right in with the kangaroos.  We could have touched this one.  He was the oldest one there.  The polar bear exhibit was really neat.  Hannah liked this one best.  We also got to go into a cage with birds in it.

 

 We spent another afternoon at the Franklin Conservatory. So many things to see here inside and out. they have beautiful gardens and fun things to experience.

 

 Here is Hannah posing in the Brides Garden.  This is one of my favorites.  They do hold wedding here.

 

Pictures of the Brides Garden from the roof top.

 Hannah was very interested the glass blowing demonstration that we attended.  They have many different blown glass sculptures around the conservatory.

 The main reason that we went to the conservatory was to see the butterflies released.  Every couple of hours they release about a hundred butterflies into the inside garden.  Butterflies were everywhere and they would land on you if you held still long enough.  Hannah couldn't hold still that long, too much to see and do.  They only live a few weeks.  We couldn't get a picture of our favorite.  When his wings were closed they were brown for camouflage, but when he opened up his wings they were a brilliant blue.

The conservatory receives about a thousand chrysalises a day. I think they said there were about a hundred different species.  We were able to see the butterflies hatching and drying there wings. We also saw how they hang up the chrysalises.

 

  We had a great afternoon exploring everything. 

 Hannah got to spend a day at the little girl spa for a make over.  She had a date with grandpa later that night. I don't think she was to sure about the whole experience at first, but by the end she was loving it all!  She got to choose here hair style from some pictures they had.

 

Here she is getting her pedicure done.  It was really hard to let her choose any polish that she wanted.  She chose red with black polka dots on the edge.  We had gone shopping earlier so she could pick out her out fit for the special occasion, and she had chosen a green and brown out fit.  She also got a red toe ring.

 

 She is finally starting to like this girly stuff.  She chose silver sparkle nail polish and a green ring.

  

 After she was all done getting beautiful she was able to play on the runway.  She really liked running through the beaded curtains.

 

Here she is all dressed up for her special night with Grandpa.  She was sooooo excited for this date!!

 

Tony let her choose where they went to eat and she chose a barbeque place called Hoggies.  She was such a pleasure to have and we miss doing fun things with her on a regular basis.  We are looking forward to many summer visits!