Sertoma Butterfly House

Today was a really fun day. First of all, it got up to 53 degrees today, which is awesome for the middle of March. Second of all, I had the day off of work, so I decided to keep Emma home with me all day, and we ended up having a blast.

We started the day by just running some errands around town. We made 4-5 stops around town, and Emma enjoyed the ride and looking around at everything, and of course the beautiful weather.

On a whim, I decided that we should go check out the Sertoma Butterfly House. The first room we checked out had about 7 aquariums with fish from all over the world. Emma loved looking at all the colors and the moving fish.

There was also a touch pool in this room, where you could touch sting rays, and some different types of sharks. This was by far Emma's favorite room. Here are some of the pics.

The other exhibit was the butterfly room. In this room, it is about 85 degrees and there are hundreds of butterflies flying around. They land on you as you walk around, and they are just beautiful to look at. Emma was a little overwhelmed with this part, but she did really well with it.

I couldn't get very good pictures of the butterflies because I was hauling around an 18 lb baby the entire time, and all I had with me was my cellphone.

After the butterfly house, we went to Avera to visit my co-workers. I hadn't brought Emma into work for quite a while, so I thought it was a good opportunity to see how big Emma has gotten. And I think everyone enjoyed seeing her!

Emma did wonderful all day. I think we were out of the house for about 4 hours straight, and she didn't get upset or fuss once at all, she really enjoyed the outing.

We finished up the evening by playing at home and then going for a walk around the neighborhood once John got home. I'd say we made the most out of the nice weather.

So, it was a fun, but very busy day. I think I pooped her out quite a bit, hopefully she sleeps well tonight! Hope everyone else enjoyed the beautiful day!!!

BTW- As good as our day was, it has been a crazy day in Sioux Falls. There are quite a few crazy stories going on right now-

http://www.ksfy.com/story/21646797/water-rescue-at-sioux-falls-falls-park

http://www.ksfy.com/story/21647235/swat-police-close-roads-at-16th-street-and-spring-ave-in-sioux-falls

http://www.ksfy.com/story/21646889/two-dead-in-crash-near-grand-falls-casino-resort

These are all going on right now. It just reminds you to enjoy every day and cherish these fun memories because you never know what tomorrow will bring.