Summertime fun

We started off the weekend with a trip to the Children's Museum on Friday with the playgroup.

MB and Will enjoyed digging in the garden.

Will and Drew going for a ride in the truck.

Farmer Mary Beth riding a tractor.

"I wasn't speeding officer, I promise!"

Gathering eggs.

Waiting patiently to start their art project.

My little Picasso. It got messy very quickly!

Somehow Will stayed much cleaner.

Clean up was just as much fun as painting!

On Saturday we went to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

They have an amazing butterfly exhibit.

Photography by John "Ansel" Hallett.

Butterflies of all sizes and colors.

Mary Beth was absolutely fascinated. She loved the butterflies and wanted to touch them all!

We had to hold her back!

So beautiful.

Lewis Ginter has a great water park for the little ones.

The ground of the water park is soft turf so MB could run and run.

Not a great family portrait.

MB and John in the Tree House at the Garden. Check out the wild curls!

We left exhausted but happy!

We met up with the McDermott's for a drink after the trip to the Garden. MB gave Sean a kiss in honor of his 1st birthday!

He seemed to enjoy it!