Ew, Gross!

I had to work at the Museum's ButterflyFest last weekend so Don and the kids came to visit me and tour the Grossology exhibit.Her Grossness gave us an introduction. Olivia was mesmerized by her. Grant ran away.Olivia scaled the skin wall. In this picture she is holding onto skin tags and stepping on a scab or bruise, I can't recall.They climbed into the esophagus and came tumbling out of the stomach. Apparently the duodenum is quite steep as Grant came out of it head over heels.The intestinal obstacle course ended with passage through the rectum, much to their delight.We toured the nose and learned why we have nose hairs and why we snore (or at least some of us, Don).We also learned a lot about snot...At the ButterflyFest, Olivia ran into one of the kindergarten teachers from her school who was volunteering as a roving butterfly. She would ask kids questions and if they answered correctly, they would receive a gem to put on a necklace.One of the highlights of the Butterflyfest is the release of tagged monarch butterflies so scientists can track their flight distances.You can see the butterfly flying away, just below the white tent...