Cheekwood

The boys and I met Missy and her boys at Cheekwood this morning.  We were planning to go to the zoo but when I was sitting in line for several minutes on the main road and still couldn't even turn into the zoo, I called Missy and we agreed it would be too crazy there today.  We didn't realize it until we were almost there, but it was "Free Day" at Cheekwood today.  Luckily we got there right after it opened so we both got good parking.  And once you have that, the grounds are so large that you still have plenty of room not to be on top of other people.

I brought the double BOB along for when the boys got tired but they both insisted on riding in it most of the time rather than walking.  They still burned off plenty of energy when we stopped but they sure are getting harder to push as they get bigger!

I love the fountains with the lily pads.  I've always thought lily pads are so pretty, especially when they are flowering.

This summer, Cheekwood is building several treehouses on their grounds.  One of them is already complete so we got to go up in it.  It was AMAZING!  It was huge, gorgeous, and just plain cool.

Under the treehouse, there was a fun swing.  Today was Will's 3rd birthday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Because it was "Free Day", there were a few special events going on, including some music in one of the gardens.  Carter and Will had a blast running around and dancing to the music.  Whenever a song was over and the few people listening would clap, I think Carter thought they were clapping for his dancing because he'd look down and act all shy.

The boys love climbing on the rocks near the waterfalls.  Luckily no one fell in!

We tried to get some group photos.  Getting two to look at you and smile is difficult ...

Three is even harder ...

And four is impossible, but cute ...