At the butterfly rainforest

Visiting the butterflies at the UF museum.


Lily's looking serious because she's trying to get a butterfly to land on her. The curator told her that only happens if she holds REALLY still.


Sister love. E,L


Watching the release of the new butterflies.


Beautiful. This museum is one of our favorite places to visit in Gainesville.


We have lots going on as usual. Grandma and Grandpa A came for Memorial Day which was really fun. They need to send me some pictures to post on the website! The girls and I just wrapped up another school year. Looking forward to a fun summer!

In other good news, Mark's department is safe for the foreseable future! One of the reasons I haven't been blogging much is because we've been under an enormous amount of stress with Mark's job. After relocating cross country (for the 2nd time since the girls' birth), we found out that Mark's department was on a potential termination list due to the state of the economy. The Geology Department spent the past few months on a crusade to make people realize the important work they do. In Florida with sinkholes, coastal erosion, mining etc...you'd think this would be a no brainer. Thankfully, university administration realized the mistake they were making and took the department off the list.

With this good news, Mark and I are feeling more comfortable and happy about our new town. We're in contract to buy our first house and finally get settled! So please send some good thoughts our way that the purchase goes smoothly. (i feel like I'm jinxing things by even writing them down!)

Still planning on joining the Angyus family reunion in Michigan and doing some visiting in Indiana the first week of August!

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