Last time at the Chicago botanic gardens

Such a beautiful day!

Cathy's Birthday

started out with breakfast at IHOP

 then to the Botanic Gardens...such a beautiful not HOT day.  for the first time, we borrowed an adventure backpack and the kids enjoyed the binoculars and magnifying glasses.

on the way out, Caitlyn would not leave these bike racks alone!

Ketubah!  I thought this was funny

not, 310 years old, but thanks to everyone who came over to help celebrate!

Gardens

we met some of the moms and kids from the moms group at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. It was a GORGEOUS Day.  Thanks Jennifer for catching this pics.

 by the sensory garde

 in the rose garden

behind the rose garden.  this is not even supposed to be anything to look at, but leave it to toddlers to find jumping on a door to be the most exciting part of the day!

Chicago Botanical Gardens

The Chicago Botanic Gardens hosted a great event for kids during TV turn off week.  I didn't even know it was TV turn off week this week!  Needless to say Jared was happy.  There were so many stations for the kids to explore: a coloring station, a Bozo Buckets with a veggie theme, puzzles, scavenger hunt for different types of leaves in the greenhouses, and play dough cookie cutters in nature themes (think flowers and squirels).  I think this station was Josh's favorite.  They could help water the plants in the greenhouses, complete with a spray bottle.  When he was done with this bottle, he wanted to go back in and use another bottle.  Gift idea for Josh: spray bottles!  Who knew?!

First Shave?

Josh was enthralled when Jared was shaving this morning, so we gave Josh a little shaving cream to play with...he didn't like it once it was on his face!

 Later, we went to story time at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, and while waiting, he let me take this picture!