March 20, 2009

Dallas Blooms

This past Monday before leaving for Spring Break at my parents' house, we went to the Dallas Arboretum to see all the beautiful tulips. They were breathtaking. I was pleased with my pictures, but they still don't do them justice.
They also had different "Storybook Playhouses" for the children to play in. Each one was sponsored by a company and was fashioned after a different storybook.

This one was for "Eragon" and was my personal favorite!


This was the Jolly Roger pirate ship for "Peter Pan" and you guessed it, Max's favorite.


This one was a Russian storybook and unfortunately, I forgot the name. Cate really liked this one.


Then, we went over to a petting area for the kids. Max and Cate both went in, but only Max would brush or pet the animals. He spent about 15 minutes in there.

It was a beautiful day after a week of rain. The sunshine, gentle breezes and gorgeous flowers made for a day full of fun for the kids.

Happy Spring!

10 comments:

jen@odbt said...

Fun outing. I don't blame Cate - sometimes those petting zoo animals swarm which can be intimidating for anyone.

Kat said...

WOW! That place is amazing!
And those tulips are gorgeous! I absolutely LOVE tulips! My favorites! :)

Jo Y said...

The tulips are gorgeous and your photos so pretty. Those play areas look fantastic, beautifully themed!

Jo Y said...

Allison I left something for you on my blog :)

Cathy said...

Looks like you had great fun and I noticed its less than 3 weeks til your Disney trip!!!!

Anonymous said...

beautiful pics

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pics- loved the play houses- my favorite is the one you didn't remember the name to.

Unknown said...

Great pics! Looks like fun and makes me more willing to move each time I see the fun things you are doing with your kids in the area!

You know we are going to have to meet at some point this summer! :)

Anonymous said...

You take beautiful pictures! Really fun to look at your blog. Thanks for sharing.

Allison said...

Thank you everyone for your comments! It was a fun outing.