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A "Spring" Field Trip

This morning when the kids woke up I told them to put on short sleeves because we had a surprise field trip. We met Gramma B and Gramma Great at the Botanical Center and got to pretend it was spring!
 
By the orchids

 
Lovely Lady (She has been waiting for short sleeve weather so that she can wear this sweater!)

 

 
Grandmas and the kids


 
Look at the fish!

 
Me and my babes!
 
 
What is this?
 
 
 This inside of the fig

 
He looks as disturbed as I was to find out that they throw out the plants in the two themed beds every 6 weeks!  (We kind of wanted to take them home!)

 
Not sure if this is the wall's intended purpose!

 

 
What a great brother!


 
Group shot!

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  1. Auburn VKFebruary 25, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    Oh how fun! Liked all of your pictures! (and Audrey's sweater!)

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  2. SheilaFebruary 25, 2013 at 9:05 PM

    Love the sweater too. Wonderful pictures. What a fun day. (did you ask if you could have the plants?) :)

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    1. TaraFebruary 26, 2013 at 8:25 AM

      Hinted but never asked. I wasn't sure they would last long enough for them to be worth the trouble, but now that I think about it some of them would have been bulbs that would have come up next year. Shoot!

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