Running Free!

Lucy & I headed to Longwood Gardens for another relaxing play date with Heather, Alex and Isabel. The kids enjoyed their regular trip to the Italian Water Garden, we explored both tree houses and then played in the children's fountain and ran through the maze.

We ended our trip by letting them run around in one of the fountain garden areas. They had so much fun just running in the wide open space! It is so much fun to watch children run around just having a great time. Another great day at Longwood!

Flowers, Family & Fun

Nana Jean came to visit and we all had a great time with her. Lucy was so excited all weekend between having both Kenzie and Nana at our house. She especially loved the attention she got from both of them.

As we often do, we headed to Longwood Gardens to enjoy the blooms, nice weather and a wonderful walk. Lucy loved checking out the tree houses, her favorite fountain in the children's area and the new xylophone and chimes they have added to the children's maze area.

Garden Glory

We haven't been to Longwood Gardens in quite a while - since around Christmas actually. The cold weather and snow kept us away for awhile, but we finally got back for another visit. Lucy was so happy to see one of her favorite spots - the Italian Water Garden. The fountains were on already, which was great to see. It was still pretty chilly, so we took our time in the conservatory to enjoy the Orchid Extravaganza and had a great time. It was nice to be back.

Lucy & Isabel

This past Saturday we met up with Heather, Brian, Alex and Isabel to enjoy the fantastic autumn weather. It was nice and warm, the leaves are starting to change and we were excited for an outing with good company on a great day to be outside. We met up at Longwood Gardens again (yes, again) to try to get pictures of Lucy & Isabel again. This time went well! The girls enjoyed playing with each other in the hay and with the pumpkins. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of Alex this time.

It is so nice to see Lucy & Isabel playing. I am glad we have a friend so close to Lucy's age who she can grow up with - I think that will be nice for both girls.

We had a wonderful time enjoying the pumpkin patch and watching the trains at the Garden Railway. The we headed out for dinner at the Whip Tavern. The food was delicious and the company easy to be around. We are looking forward to our next outing with the Nolan Family.

Fall Fun!

Heather, Amy and I all decided it would be a great idea to meet at Longwood with all the kids to get some great fall pictures, complete with pumpkins! I want to preface this by saying that I didn't not have some fantasy picture shoot in mind, where all the kids would sit nicely, smile and pose for our cameras. I did, however, hope I could get some good candid pictures of all the kids romping through the straw together. That didn't quite happen, but I did get a few shots of everyone, so together I have all of them...

Lucy was so cute walking down the path holding hands with Ella and Zoe. She also had a great time playing by the train with Isabel. Alex looked so cute in his fall outfit, such a little man... Lucy also enjoyed meeting and petting the "pest control" staff at Longwood. She spent quite a bit of time looking for the tabby she got to pet in the bushes after he fled the scene.

All-in-all it was a great day. It was nice to see everyone and enjoy the lovely fall weather. Enjoy!