Temporary Pet and Art Fun

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Loyd and Xavier caught one of our local small, wild lizards and set up a pretty good cage for it in their room.  They evened remembered to put a flashlight on top to give their little lizard buddy a heat lamp.  Unfortunately, the flashlight they picked for the job was an LED one.  :D  Silly kids.  :)

We let the kids hang out with their little pet for an hour or so and then insisted they release him back into the wild.  I am not going to buy bugs to feed to this little lizard, who should be outside earning his keep eating mosquitoes for us anyway.  :) 
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This week we had the fun opportunity to go to the Houston Museum of Art.  It was so much fun to walk around looking at all of the amazing works of art from around the world.  Among countless priceless and beautiful objects, we saw beautifully carved statues from India, an awesome mural that wrapped all the way around a room painted in a gun powder explosion, delicate china cups from Japan, and enthralling paintings from Europe's greatest artists.  We had a ton of fun.  Even the kids thought it was a great day.  When we asked Loyd what he did, he said, "I saw awesome stuff!"

One of the exhibits at the museum was an interactive exhibit called "Shadow Monsters."  Patrons were asked to make crazy shadow monsters with their bodies.  The kids enjoyed this display the most. I always knew they were all monsters.  ;D


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