When we went to Imperial Beach this summer I decided to look at our memberships to see what we could do for free or low cost while on vacation. If you have a Desert Botanical Gardens membership you can vist the San Diego Botanic Gardens for free. If you have small children or just love enjoying nature I highly recommend these botanic gardens. They had two different kids gardens. One was more appropriate for toddlers and the other was fun for kids of all ages (even Matt.) There was a miniature railroad to view, dirt to dig, a treehouse to climb, a music garden, and lots of green (yea I live in the desert so I get excited about green.)
I love seeing other flowers!Color!Us!Tic Tac ToeSo green!Me and the boys in the bamboo forestDinosaurs to rideRunning through the bambooRock xylophoneAwesome treehouseDinosaur funLook mom, Dinosaurs!Turtle!So prettyBlocksThe music garden was lots of funArt timeWater playClimbing
The boys have had quite the adventurous spirit lately. They’ve figured out how to get out of their bedroom into the backyard via the window. They do this during “quiet” time. For the most part it is harmless adventure. Except now they are working on getting over the wall to the great big world. They are four and they really want to get out! What’s up with that?
In the above picture they were shouting towards the neighbors’ house, “Help us, Help us. We need to out of here and get to a fire station.” Luckily Matt had met the new neighbors this weekend and explained to them they might hear shouts for help.
Mommy Ezra is stuck on top of the puh-cycling bin.
Yesterday over the baby monitor I heard a conversation of where they wanted to go and how to get there. They were going to go visit daddy at his office. To get there they were going to get daddy’s tools, put their training wheels back on their bikes, and ride there.
Mommy Ezra’s stuck in the window
They figured out how to get back in yesterday too, but Ezra wouldn’t jump down into the room.
How they figured out how to climb back in
I love this adventurous spirit, but it is a lot of exhausting work keeping them safe!
PS: We have now locked the window! I know it is a safety issue with a fire, but seriously I would like to keep them in the house. All the doors have beep warnings so I know where they are.
For the kids upcoming birthdays Gamma and Papa took them to build a bear. It was a wild good time. They each had a lot of fun watching their bears get made. Noah’s bear is Firman Sam, Ezra’s bear is Fireman in a truck, and Abby’s is Abigail.
Watching abby’s bear get made Ezra’s face crack me up Warming up the heart Noah testing his bear’s softness Making a wish Ezra was the last to go and was mostly patient Getting to fill his bear Making a wish Washing his bear Noah and Abby washing their bears Them and the bears The even got to ride the train at the mall with papa
We celebrated my birthday over a month ago, but never got around to posting. I wanted to do something new and decided on kayaking at Tempe Town Lake. It was amazing and we happened to time it just right and saw the sunset on the lake. Gamma and Papa watched the boys and made me a cake. We had to come home between kayaking and dinner because our butts were soaking wet. Did NOT think that through. We also went out for yummy Ethiopian food where I ate way too much and couldn’t eat any cake afterwards.
Matt and me ready to go me Fun times Noah doing the happy dance More happy dance
