8.28.2010

Norfolk Botanical Gardens




We finished out our last day in Virginia by visiting the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. What a beautiful place and we didn't even get to see half of it! The rose garden was huge and so full of color. There was a butterfly house full of beautiful butterflies and caterpillars. Abby had fun searching the plants leaves for caterpillars and pointing them out to us and Mckenzie. The girls really enjoyed the Enchanted Storybook Land section, which was made up of playhouses designed like fairytales. Many stories were represented, like Three Little Pigs, Huck Finn, and the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. The girls had so much fun playing in the houses and on the slides that were attached to many of them. Scott and I could have done without the oversized bully that kept pushing the little ones out of the way and his parents that didn't seem to notice or care. The girls laughed like crazy when Scott would pop his head into one of the windows on a house and scare the living daylights out of them! Abby would tell Mckenzie to go look for Daddy, so she would get scared first. It was a hoot to watch them! We were on our way out of the gardens because we wanted to get on the road when we walked past a splash pad for the kids. We didn't know it was there so the girls weren't in swimsuits, but that didn't stop them from having fun. At first, they walked around, stomping in the puddles, but not getting too wet and then when Scott gave them the go ahead to get wet, boy did they get wet! Huge smiles from both girls! I just love watching them enjoy themselves and play together! We finally had to call it quits and got on the road around 2 pm. Both were disappointed to leave, but no major tantrums from either of them! The drive was much quicker than the drive down and I made it through the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and tunnels without any xanax! It was much better during the daylight, although I don't think I would like to travel on it very often! Abby talked up a storm on the way home. I asked her if she thought she talked a lot, and she had to agree. Then she told me I talked a lot too! There was a group of 6 motorcycles that we got behind that were horrible drivers. They kept cutting in front of people, switching lanes like crazy and acting like complete idiots! I bet they all have those signs in front of their houses too that tell people to watch out for motorcycles! We were so glad when they finally turned off. Anyway, we made it home safely around 8:30 pm and managed to get most of our stuff put away before putting the girls down for the night. Abby was so cute. She came downstairs to let us know that she was picking up her room and putting all the books away that she had taken on the trip. So sweet that she wanted to help. Mckenzie wanted to take toys out and play, so she wasn't much of a help other than to carry her backpack upstairs. I am hoping they both sleep well. Mckenzie is still talking to herself and we didn't get back in time to pick Dakota up so Abby will have to sleep alone!
The huge rose gardens!
Checkin' out the caterpillars!
Not sure what she was looking at!
Sisterly love!

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