{"id":9327,"date":"2016-01-28T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T22:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troutsfarm.com\/latest\/?p=9327"},"modified":"2016-02-13T15:34:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T20:34:01","slug":"2016-january-museum-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/2016-january-museum-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Museum of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

A visit to the Museum of Life and Sciences in Raleigh with Zoila and the kids – January 20, 2016<\/h4>\n

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FIRST TIME VISITORS<\/h3>\n

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While Alisa and Chris were exploring Wales,\u00a0Camille and Zoila borrowed\u00a0their\u00a0son and daughters for a field day. We all fell in love with this museum.\u00a0It had everything and all of it fun!<\/p>\n

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Noah leaps over bars of light. Zoila uses her shadow to “catch” a light rain.<\/p>\n

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MORE INTERACTIVE<\/h3>\n

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We all enjoyed the obstacle course. It helped get our blood pumping on a cold day.
\nMany of the\u00a0wildlife\u00a0habitats\u00a0featured cameras which you could use to find the animals. Eden swiveled the camera behind her to see\u00a0Camille.<\/p>\n

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FARM ANIMALS<\/h3>\n

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We found alpacas at the petting zoo and Zoila found\u00a0her\u00a0farmer’s market on the side of a painted cow.<\/p>\n

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DINOSAURS<\/h3>\n

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Another good mixture of learning and fun.<\/p>\n

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Camille and Zoila and a couple of prehistoric pals.<\/p>\n

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Eden looks at a dino mom protecting her nest of eggs, Amie and Camille stand beneath a brontosaurus and Noah poses with a Styracosaurus.<\/p>\n

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BUGS<\/h3>\n

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Eden with tarantula, Noah with cockroach tower. Some\u00a0like insects more than others as shown by\u00a0Zoila’s reaction.<\/p>\n

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BUTTERFLY HOUSE<\/h3>\n

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We began peeling off our winter clothes soon after entering the steamy butterfly house. Camille was happy to see\u00a0caligo memnon, the owl butterfly (on the right of the plate, the big brown butterfly with the eye) because it reminded her of our neighbors Jan and Tieneke at Green Hills Butterfly Ranch<\/a> in Belize.<\/p>\n

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VOLUNTEERING KEEPS YOU YOUNG<\/h3>\n

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Eighty-three year old volunteer Ron proves the point.<\/p>\n

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LEMURS<\/h3>\n

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We had a lot of fun skipping our way towards the lemur exhibit, singing “We’re off to see the lemurs” to the tune of “Off to see the\u00a0Wizard.”
\nAmie communes from the other side of the glass.<\/p>\n

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A FULL DAY<\/h3>\n

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Satiated, we made our way back to the car.<\/p>\n

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TREATS<\/h3>\n

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Zoila treated us to hot cocoa. Camille sprung for some mood rings.<\/p>\n

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THE WAY HOME<\/h3>\n