For my birthday, Tim planned a trek up to the Butterfly Pavilion. This is a place we've heard so much about, but had never been. We were more than a little confused as to what the place was actually like. We all bundled up, as it was a pretty cool day and made the drive to the northern side of the Denver suburbs. Both Tim and I were surprised upon our realizations that the place is entirely indoors. After shedding our unnecessary extra layers (which Tim ran back out to the car, as we could find no place to stash them), we began our explorations. The first few "rooms" contained large, disgusting bugs that I hope to never see outside of a cage. The next room had some sea life, including crabs and starfish. And then finally, we found what we had come for. BUTTERFLIES! You step through the doors, and are magically transported to the rain forest. There are butterflies everywhere. Okay, not really, but really there were several large, vividly colored butterflies flapping back and forth across the paths. If you were really lucky, you just might get one to land on you. And we happened to be there for the 12:30 butterfly release, which actually turned out to be quite the disappointment. After a couple of trips around the path hunting for butterflies, we headed back into the building. We finished up with the large, interactive room where the kids got to climb around a bit.
All said, we did have a good time. And we will probably not pay to visit the Butterfly Pavilion again any time in the near future! :)
Noah climbs around in the "honeycombs"
Checking out the really nasty bugs that I hope to never find outside of those cages
The signs may say no touching, but what can ya do if they land on you?
The wonder of a child
And when she learns to break rules, we'll know who to blame
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