Arboretum

Cody's company picnic was held at the Arboretum last night. Man, that place is gorgeous. We got there an hour early to walk around the grounds with the kids.

I took this picture of Ava and Nate just as we were beginning to explore the beauty of the Arboretum.

About 2 minutes later, Nate had run across a field and slipped into a mud puddle. I was disappointed that my sharp idea of crisp khakis and a gleaming white polo had been obliterated in less than 5 minutes at the Arboretum. But Nate was more devastated than me. He sobbed! He was very upset about falling in the mud. We comforted him and I resolved to take only waist-up shots for the rest of the evening.


Beautiful Ava smelling a rose. There was a quaint wooden fence lined with climbing roses near a village of small old-fashioned houses. The kids played in the little homes for about 20 minutes while Cody and I enjoyed the cool breeze.

Here is my curly-lock boy. His hair is getting longer and curlier every day. Cody wants to cut it short for the summer. I am not sure if I can do it. I love these curls.

Lucas and his paci are almost inseparable. I'm going to look back on his baby pictures one day and realize that I can't see his mouth in a single one of them.