Waco Wedding...

We went to Waco recently to see one of my school friends get married.  Holly is so sweet!  While in Waco I also took the opportunity to do some Baylor shopping and have lunch with Mrs. Long.  I student taught with Mrs. Long and wish I had remembered to take a picture with her. 

The wedding was lovely and the reception was so much fun.

Congratulations to Keith and Holly! 

Conservatory...

Believe it or not...these are the last of my pictures from Pittsburgh.  We visited the Phipps Conservatory. 

My Grandpa Palmer would love this place. 

I can't even begin to name all the types of flowers they have. 

This bonsai tree is impressive.

This one has a nice pattern. 

I liked the bright vibrant colors. 

We spotted this caterpillar in the butterfly room. 

The butterflies were everywhere. 

There were many different kinds of butterflies. 

This one tried to sneak out with me. 

There also some gorgeous glass pieces created by Dale Chihuly. 

I think these are very Martha Stewart. 

They had a very fun and interactive Children's Garden. 

This is definitely one of my favorites. 

These were interesting too.

I would definitely recommend visiting this place! 

Aviary Penguins...

I've seen so many penguins this summer but they are so cute that I just can't resist taking pictures of them.

These penguins live at the Pittsburgh Aviary.

They are quite playful. 

It was really neat to be so close to them. 

I think I could watch them swim and play all day. 

If you are tired of seeing penguins...

...too bad! 

They eventually took a break from swimming. 

Mike enjoyed getting up close and personal. 

Alex likes to sneak up on people and take pictures. 

I like how the penguin sort of posed for our picture. 

Christine was happy to take a picture with a penguin. 

Check out this cute sign!  This should be our last penguin encounter this summer...but I guess you never know. 

Aviary...

We took a trip to Pittsburgh's Aviary with Christine and Alex.

There were some really big birds there.

Those birds are definitely fast when it comes to food.

This bird was quite funny.

They had some great educational elements.  Mike got to feed some birds.

There were some very brightly colored birds.

I liked this one because it looks like it has a mustache. 

This one was fairly normal looking.

I didn't realize finches could be these colors.  Wow!

People could purchase a cup of nectar to feed a room full of birds.  Because of the high likelihood of us getting pooped on we decided not to participate. 

This one has some pretty colors too.

This one was very easy to take a picture of because he didn't move as much as the others. 

This one was definitely hungry.

Mike, Christine, and Alex fed him. 

This is where they prepare all the food. 

This is the clinic.  I'm not entirely sure why there was a child in there.  We definitely enjoyed visiting the birds. 

Falling Water...

While visiting Pittsburgh we took a trip out to Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water.  We weren't allowed to take pictures inside the house but I did take this gorgeous picture.  The house design was more impressive than I thought.  The area was so calm and relaxing. 

Submarine...

We had the opportunity to visit a submarine while in Pittsburgh.

It is the USS Requin. 

Watch out for those torpedoes! 

This is some sort of office. 

These were where the important people slept...

...and these were where the more ordinary people slept.

There were all sort of buttons and knobs to investigate.  The boys left nothings untouched. 

This is the kitchen for the majority of the crew.  There was a smaller one for the higher ranking people.

There were little nooks and crannies of storage everywhere.  This one was below. 

This is where the lower ranking people ate.  The higher ranking people had a slightly more fancy area to dine.

The bathroom facilities were also a little different depending on which part of the submarine you were in.

Here is the shower. 

Here is the toilet.  I guess you can't be picky if you live on a submarine. 

I definitely had an advantage since I am shorter than Mike, Alex, and Christine.  

So many things to see in such a small place!

I'm glad we didn't have to go in and out through these.  Visiting a submarine was definitely a fun experience!