Aunt Meg attended a plant sale at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens ( a part of The U of M) a few weeks back and thought Mackenzie would enjoy their children garden. Boy was she right! Mackenzie could probably have stayed the whole day with out being bored. Here are pictures of our morning:
Look at this little guy we found hanging out "poolside". He could be the official greeter:
Mack had lots of things to sniff. She did very well and didn't even pick any flowers!
A little bit of Colorado in Michigan- a Columbine
The children's garden was a huge success. Mackenzie could roam where ever she wanted with out any redirecting- something every toddler needs. This is the entryway to the children'ssection. I bet it's stunning once all of those vines make their way up the trellis ( Mack took full advantage of the ability to roam free. She's the pink dot at the end of the tunnel).
If you ask Mack, the best part was making stone soup. She played there for a good chunk of time, mixing and pouring and, against our warning, tasting her own soup. While she played there, Aunt Meg and I tried to figure out all the different smells at the " Please touch" section.
Bells!
My little monkey atop the big turtle:
Look who we found wandering the garden!
After smelling irises and poppies, controlling our urge to graze in the strawberry patch, scoping out Koi and crayfish in the fountains and waving good-bye to our toad friend, we headed into Ann Arbor for a quick bite to eat before we pointed our car for home where Mack retreated peacefully to her crib for a nap. She woke up hungry for more stone soup! We can't wait to head back to the garden when my mom comes for a visit!
1 comment:
How fun. I love that she is such an explorer. Other then the bells and the stone soup area I think my boys would have been bored, just not into nature like their Mama I guess, they don't slow down long rnough to look at nature.
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