desert botanical garden -butterfly exhibit

we were so excited that the spring butterfly exhibit at the garden was open while we were in town. we went to the fall exhibit a couple of years ago, but they only have monarchs in the fall. in the spring, they have tons of different varieties of butterflies to see. this exhibit is so fun because you walk through this greenhouse and there are literally thousands of butterflies flying around you. it is fun to be able to see them close up. we love butterflies because they are our little symbol for addison. all of her clothes and blankets had butterflies on them, and, like a butterfly, she brought so much joy and beauty to our lives for just a brief moment before flying away.


a rare shot of the family


i love this picture of the boys looking at butterflies. asher has the cutest face!


i totally pirated this picture from holly... none of my close shots turned out! great photography, holly!


i snapped this picture of this boy, sam, just in time. for some reason, the butterflies loved his white shirt, and kept landing on him.


another of holly's great photo's.