Botanic Gardens

This month's field trip with our homeschool group was a trip to the Botanic Gardens!  Unfortunately, we didn't make the connection to go through with them because of a miscommunication.  But that's ok.  We're a group of our own now-a-days, and we had Grandpa with us also.  Little did I know that the aquarium in the visitor's building would be so exciting!

They told me I had to get a picture of Nemo!

 I want a waterfall like this in my yard...

with a swimming pool at the bottom would be nice, too.

 We toured some basic "gardens"

then went on the Native Texas Forest Boardwalk.
There were fun & educational pit stops along the walk.

The kids loved these tubes you could talk into.
Grandpa was at the other end talking back to them.

The Botanic Gardens doesn't have a playground,
but there was this log to play in.  Since my kids
are still mostly little, this was an exciting stop.

The water features are always a hit, too.
And I really enjoyed the Rose Garden.

At this point, all these fountains created an immediate need for someone... and the nearest facilities were about a 5 mile hike (it seemed), uphill with a double stroller loaded down.  So that's all the pictures I have.  That was about the end of the trip anyway as we went back through the Boardwalk to get back to the car.  It was still a fun day.

The Arboretum: The Flowers

Today Grandpa took us to Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum.  It was beautiful, as usual.  I can't decide which photos I like best, so I'm just gonna show you most of them.  Click on any photo to enlarge it.  In other posts, I'll show our kid & family fun and the educational opportunity.  Enjoy the blooms!

 We had commented on the grassy areas and then 

we saw this guy sweeping the freshly mowed grass!