Arachnaphilia

Los Angeles Museum of Natural History has a Spider Pavilion.

We overcame our (okay, just my) fears, and decided to bug out for the day.

 I kind of love these pictures for a few reasons:

1. You can clearly see Nola's seemingly permanent purple hair extension
(this thing has to go on record as the longest lasting Chuck E Cheese prize in our home)

 2. Nola has entered this new stage of "camera awareness," 

which makes it really hard to take any candids of her, 

but she strikes some pretty sweet & hammy poses 

(five seconds before she has to come over to approve of them.)

 3. These little girls are such tender playmates (98% of the time...)

4. I should also make a note that Nola was mainly admiring her manicure,

which was another one of the many "rewards" (read: bribes) she earned for 

OFFICIALLY being potty trained.

Payton bonding with a beetle.

Nola and the mantis agree that purple braids are the must-have-accessory this Fall.