Splish Splash

Morton Arboretum

ITS HOT!!!! Oh my goodness, whoever said it was only going to be 78 and partly sunny was seriously mistaken. It ended up being 87, humid, and HOT! The girls and I spent forever trying to find the bulb meadow. I assumed you would find a bunch of flowers that begin as bulbs...well after walking 5 MILES! in and out of trees we found the meadow and it was nothing but a few daffodils. There were plenty of those up front. I guess it was good exercise and the girls liked to walk the trails and see the birds and squirrels. After lunch they cooled off in the children's garden playing in a pond and an old water pump we found. They LOVED it! I can't wait for the pool this year. It will be hard to get them out!

Mother's Day Presents

The girls and I went to Michaels and they each picked out a little character to put on the side of a flower pot. Clara picked a bumblebee, and Magda picked a Bluebird. When we got home they each used a sponge to paint their flower pots. Luckily we did this project with minimal mess. As you will see in the picture only Magda is pictured with her final product. Clara decided to pick hers up and throw it after I asked her to wait one minute and I'd help her. She didn't like that answer very much and decided to toss it anyway. She did manage to let mom see her card in tact. So, it wasn't a total loss.   Happy Mother's Day!

Our Garden

Playing in the Sand

The girls looooooved the sand today. Last year they just sort of looked at it, tried to eat it, and couldn't walk or crawl in it because they weren't very stable. This year, however, they were dumping pails, and filling them up. Magda even met a little boy she got along with very well.