Today was a perfect Spring day for the traditional Groundhog Ceremony here in Raleigh, North Carolina. With blue skies and sunshine, the crowds gathered at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for the annual arousing of Sir Walter Wally, the resident Groundhog from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Here we all sang "The Groundhog Song" to wake him up. Oh, what fun it all was. You'll see Wally's findings were consistent with Punxsutawney Phil of Pennsylvania, more Winter. Wally said, "The good news is, 'this is Winter!'" A day of Sunshine and 60s! We all agreed this is the kind of Winter we can take for another six weeks!
Our Homeschool loved the Festivities of this Field Trip. We were so thrilled to be there.
I quickly snapped these and look how excited the children are to pet Wally. :)
My sweetie was very careful and happy to get to pet him.
Here are at the words to "The Groundhog Day" Song. We all loved it.
The boys got to meet Mr. John Connor of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
He lead the festivities. And was kind enough to pause with the Tigers!
Waiting for the Ceremony to begin! I nice young Mom with her baby in a stroller
next to us snapped this. :)
See my happy boy with his moment with Wally!
After petting the Groundhog, the boys lit up when the educator let them know
all sorts of snake facts. See the gleam in their eyes. I love it!
At the Festivities! Love my boys and their joie de vive! Their eagerness to
learn and know. After the Ceremony, the boys thanked me and said,
"This the best field trip ever - can we make this a Tradition!?" You bet!
I've already iCalendared myself for 2013~
See ya there!
Warmly, Carolina Mama
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