Tom is Introduced to Niki

We couldn't pass up a family outing today. We can't believe this August weather! Since Tom had missed out on our Botanical Garden trip earlier this week, we went back so Nicholas could show Tom the highlights. Somehow I didn't realize the Garden closed at 5:00 on Sundays (we got there at 4:30), so it was a really quick trip! Besides a look at the Niki exhibit, we discovered a new indoor exhibit called Exploring Trees, which is traveling through St Louis until September. Super cool. It has a tree you can climb around in, a slide that takes you into a pool of leaves, a green screen you can "fly" in front of pretending you're an insect on the move. Way too much to do in the 15 minutes we had left! We'll be back before it is gone. Charlotte enjoyed the part where she sat in a birds nest. But of course she had to sample the twigs. Tasty. What's a girl going to do when there are no available bark chips, grass or gravel?

Aaah the patented cheesy grin

Kings of the Jungle (haha)

These are for chewing, right?