Botanical gardens

Yesterday we went to the Botanical Gardens with our friends. (Jen (the mom) and Kate (7) Caroline (5). We rode the tram instead of using the stroller. I was worried that Lilly was going to get tired, but she was tough.

There was a special Honey Bee Guild thing going on and the girls got to make a bee craft and see a colony of worker bees with their queen. Neither of my girls really cared one bit what they were seeing...and neither did I, but Jen and her girls were really into it.

We found a really neat puzzle station. At first Sophia was completely impatient and got really frustrated with every single puzzle she touched. She was giving up too quickly and getting really upset - to the point of crying! I explained to her that she needed to take her time and, after what seemed like a long time, she finally was able to complete a complex circle puzzle! YAY!!! She completely hated the maze puzzle shown in the picture.

Lilly attacked some of the puzzles too. They both received a prize...Sophia chose a small lady bug eraser and Lilly picked a troll tattoo.

The girls changed into their bathing suites and played all afternoon at the water pumps and we only hit the sprinklers for the last 20 15 minutes of the day.