Cazenovia Library and Chittenango Falls

A few weeks ago it was beautiful Spring weather and Joseph had the day off work so we took the little kids on an outing while the big kids were at school.  We went to a public library about 45 minutes from our house that had a museum in it.  The museum was in an old house built in 1830 and in 1880 it was donated to the city for use as a library.  In the 1890s a man who lived in the town, Cazenovia, went to Egypt and purchased an Egyptian mummy and other Egyptian artifacts.  The artifacts were brought back and have been on display for over 100 years at the library.  The mummy was about my size and there is an x-ray of the mummy, too. It was all pretty interesting especially when you consider it was free.

There were other things on display as well.  Most of them were keepsakes from members of the town... hats, old toys and clothes.  There was a reading room with portraits of the original owners of the house and the Frenchman for whom the town was named.  We spent about an hour wandering around the museum before letting the kids relax in the kid section of the library.

In front of the mummy.

Close up of the mummy.

Reading room.  There were multiple fireplaces in the house and they were all unique and very pretty.  I'm not sure what type of rock was used to make them, but if I had to guess I would say marble.  There were white, black, and terra-cotta colored fireplaces.  

Children's toys.

Relaxing in the library.

Lincoln posing with a penguin outside the library.

After lunch we went to Chittenango Falls to enjoy a small hike to the waterfall.  It was our third time at Chittenango Falls.  It had rained multiple days previous to our visit so the falls were full and flowing swiftly.  

Group selfie at the Falls.

Art Camp

Rebecah participated in an Art Camp through the school in March.  It was one day a week for 4 weeks. She had so much fun participating.  Each week the kids drew picture using a different medium.  Rebecah would come home and practice each picture recreating what she had learned at school.

Fox landscape--oil pastels.  Raining shamrocks--paint.

Penguin Reflection Scene--colored pencils

Birds on a Branch--watercolor pencils

Eden--6 Months.

Eden is now 6 months old.  The time is flying by and I just wish she could stay little a little while longer!  At her 6 month well baby appointment she was 14 lbs 3 oz and 25 3/4 inches long.

Edie is a perfect, sweet girl!  She still don't roll over, but she is mastering sitting alone.  She enjoys tummy time so much she is content to look around without rolling over!  She had a few "close calls" this month where I thought she might roll over, but didn't.

Edie sleeps through the night 95% of the time.  A few times I have sent Joseph in to her in the night.  I know if I go in she'll want to eat so I do what's best for all of us and send in Joseph.  Edie will cry like her heart is breaking, but after Joseph holds her for a few minutes she'll go back to sleep.

Just after Edie turned 5 months she started to enjoy bath time.  She now kicks her legs in the water and are happy as long as the water isn't cold.

Sweet girl sitting on the couch!

Aunt Chandra crocheted a baby afghan for her.  I love it!!  Edie now sleeps with it during the day.  She likes to stick your fingers through the holes.  I love that Chandra made this for Eden and me....it's something I don't do so I really appreciated her sharing her talent with me! 

All of my girls have worn this dress!  I love it.  

   

Here are Annika (6 months) and Rebecah (4 months) wearing the dress.

Waking up from a nap in Chan's afghan!

Here she is hanging out on Kimball's bed.

Big girl on my bed!

We love this perfect girl so much.  She truly is living up to her name....delight!