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We started our Sunday off with a delicious breakfast at
Mae's (home of the Shake n' Eggs) on Phinney. This is a VERY kid-friendly place with lots and lots of cow memoriabilia to keep the little baby eyes intrigued.
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It was then off to the
Burke Museum for the annual
Bug Fest. Yes, this little outing was more for mama, a self-professed lover of all things creepy crawly, but fun was had by all.
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We visited a very friendly tarantula...
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...and even tested our luck at the carniverous plant table (note the exposed baby toes, ready to be munched on at a moments notice by these wildly aggressive plants)- yes, we are risk takers.
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While Avery (and daddy too) chickened out on trying the mealworms, Avery stuck with a more sensible lunch of, you guessed it - milk. Mom said the mealworms tasted just like a crispy rice noodle. yummers