That's right, smell it.

Wow! I found some really cool trash in the dirt! 

Bad family group shots: this is precisely why you should hire a professional! (oops, nevermind) 

He sure is proud of his little friend. "Can I take him home?" Uhh... umm... yeah, I guess... 

Wish the fountains had been running. Darn. 

It's a long way down! 

Bianca & Grandpa 

Tickly caterpillar 

Oh well, too bad the caterpillar isn't in focus. But the boy is. ;-) 

Ivan found a caterpillar friend. 

Playing in the leaves. 

You say you want Mommy? Since when?! 

I don't know about you, but I think the boy looks positively menacing with that stick. 

Turtle pond 

Irises at the turtle pond 

"I shut the gate. Bye bye!" 

A quick group shot before the kids run away again. 

*sniff* "That must be the wysteria I smell." 

Stop to smell the roses 

Mom and Dad visted this week from Wisconsin. They humored me and gave me the gift of a few minutes in front of my camera. This is my treasure! 

Ivan found a dandylion to blow too. 

Grandma and Bianca blowing dandylion fuzz together at the Botanic Gardens. 

Ivan in his new glasses, hugging Echo. Gosh, I didn't realize how big Echo was compared to Ivan! Wow. 

Bianca kissing Mommy for the camera. Bianca was operating the remote too. :-) 

They each had a giant piece of paper to color and they were doing a great job. I decided to sneak off to start their bath water, and a couple minutes later this is what I found. They had decided to trace their hands and feet on Bianca's paper. Looks like one of them was more successful than the other.... :-P