Sunday, October 16, 2011

Autumn Gardening (part 1)

Wednesday afternoon after nap time, Effie and I took the kids to the Gardens.  We always wander the indoor gardens first. Usually there is somewhere nice for photo taking in the Victorian Gardens. This would have been MUCH more interesting if my children had cooperated in the slightest.  I think they were both sitting on these chairs for approximately 3-6 seconds.
Parker, once released from the stroller, wanted to R U N !!!!
Yay, running!
Parker's current phase: if you head toward Parker to catch or corral him, he giggles and runs away as fast as his little legs can carry him!


Maia needed a penny to throw in the fountain. 
 I'm not sure she really made a wish.
Next, the tropical conservatory.
Parker: back in his stroller. Then it was Maia who wanted to run in the opposite direction... pushing Parker in the stroller.  Unfortunately, while she is getting better, she's still not a great stroller driver.  She runs into things, people; runs over toes.  Is a general menace to foot traffic.
She is in absolute denial over her lack of skill; so there were some hairy moments before we got our listening ears and walking feet working.

Off to the Sensory Garden.
How'd he get out of the stroller?
Next - the Great Lakes! 
They both had a GREAT time!

Maia is so much taller, she has a lot more option of where to sail her boat!

Nana spent a LOT of time herding Parker.

The kids love the water areas, and both got dully soaked as the shadows lengthened.  We moved on to some drier areas before the park closed.

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