Garden adventure.

I had been waiting for a perfect day to take the kids to the Missouri Botanical Gardens and that day was Thursday. It was 72 degrees (about 25 for my down under friends) and no rain in the forecast. The Gardens are expansive and very beautiful. This photo reminded me of a scene from the Fellowship of the Ring, perhaps a little less grand!

Here we are approaching the Japanese gardens, apparently the largest in North America. The kids are fascinated with all things Japanese and Chinese so they loved the walk through here.

We had fun feeding giant goldfish, I think that is what they are called. These fish would hold their enormous mouths out of the water to catch the pellets of feed. A little unsettling.

A rare reflective moment. I think they were just tired but it makes me feel better to write reflective.

Bridgette was excited when we ran into some friends. Ryan is always fun to hang out with.

The Children's garden was wonderful. Ammon was impressing the ladies with his musical talents

The Chapman's were also visiting the gardens. Kim tried to give me some relief but Simon is a Momma's boy.