dallas aboretum

oops...i accidentally forgot to include this post. the dallas arboretum was AWESOME! a great way to let the kids work off some of that extra energy, and a great place for mommy's photo taking obsession!

i love how vivian is so daintily touching the flower!

and who wouldn't love the big b's cheesy grin?!

"look at this one mommy!"

"i love the purple ones, mommy!" me too, miss vivian!!

they also had a great display of playhouses based on children's books. obviously this is peter pan...

the little prince... (it rained that morning so please excuse the mud)...

city green...

...and of course, one fish two fish, red fish blue fish.

when i saw these beautiful japanese gardens i instantly thought of my master gardener mother-in-law. she would have LOVED this place!

i'm not quite sure what this is. vivian wanted me take a picture of her finger and the purple flowers...ok...hmmm...

did i mention the tulips? they were in full bloom and are my FAVORITE!

there was also a neat little frontier village where the kids could play in a covered wagon.

and see how people once farmed and lived.

everywhere you turned was another beautiful oasis (vivian actually took this picture)!

our little family had a great day (please disregard vivian's facial expression, three out of four ain't bad!)