What do you do with no school?

You go to a really fun garden and play!!!

Last week we had a couple of days off school and since we all had cabin fever from being sick, we had to get out of the house. We got a few friends together and met at River Farm Garden Park. It was just "what the doctor ordered." It was a beautiful fall day and we just had a wonderful time. The park is along the George Washington Parkway, so it is a pretty drive. The park is home to the National Horticulture Society and is right on the Potomac. The flowers were so pretty.

We quickly found the children's garden and much fun was had. The first place was the dirt pit to dig for worms. Of course, tons of fun-even with lots of mud:)

Digging for worms.
Spencer found a fun place to hang out on the little bridge.
digging for worms-so exciting when we found one.
Landon in his own world. He loved roaming around and finding things to do.

I introduced Alaina to "Pirate booty" and she loved it!!

While we were eating our lunch, there was a big wind that came through blowing a ton of leaves off the tree. Kaalie tried to catch some.
Jordan contemplating the meaning of life
I loved this shot-all the girls going to find the pond
silly Sarah...love this picture-beautiful girl, beautiful flowers. though
Here's my attempt at some artistic photography.
The colors were absolutely gorgeous
Sarah trying to get the leaves.
Here's what Alaina looks like when she crawls in the mud.

We had a fantastic time at the garden. We children did not want to go home. We could have stayed there all day. After we left, we did a drive down to Mt. Vernon and the leaves were pretty. I love that we live so close to so many beautiful things!