Finding a groundhog to look for his shadow is hard in these parts, so we enlisted the Houston Aquarium to help us out. They provided both an Owl (BK) and a sloth (Pacha) to look for their shadows at the Museum. They were qu
ite the hit with kids and teachers that came fromMac Gregor elementary, Montessori Day School, and the daycare next to us. Sadly, they both saw their shadows, meaning six more weeks of "winter" for us.
After the kids got to see the animals and ask questions of their trainers, they got a tour of the museum, played Weather Jeopardy Groundhog Day Edition, and made construction paper groundhogs (complete with rising action).
If the morning events went well, then the evening went even better.
At 7pm that night, the WRC held it's first ever Groundhog Gala at the Houston Zoo in the Brown Education Center. What a gala it was!
The night started off with an award presentation for our Weather Heroes and Hurricane Ike Heroes awards. Recipients included Mayor White, Judge Emmett, Mark Sloan (HCOEM), Lt. John Moran and crew of the U.S. Coast Guard (standing ovation), and Manuel Gonzalez among others.
The evening then concluded with a delicious four course dinner. It was a great time had by all and be sure to take a look at a few of the pictures on the side.
