Grow.Make.Brew.Eat

We hadn't yet been to the Nicholas Conservatory . Saturday turned into a great day to finally make the trip. Our Saturday plans fell through and after Augie's morning nap we decided it was about time we went to see what the Conservatory is all about. It was really a nice day. Augie loved the plants, as did Andy & I. Andy captured some great flower pictures. The orchids were amazing.   The wee man really loved the water features and the koy fish. I'm pretty sure he was ready to jump right in and go for a swim with the fishies.  Augie especially loved that there was a story time going on to celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday. A nice volunteer, named Jan, read Augie "Green Eggs & Ham" while he played with/on Rockin' Ruby, the conservatory's resident tree frog.  We found out that there are frequent events, like story time, and there is always some sort of fun "make and take" craft f...

OK we're exhausted. The house is kind of a mess. There are random cupcake sprinkles on the floor. But oh did we had a great time. The guest list was comprised of about 45+ family and friends. Yeah, that's a lot. We borrowed lots of tables and chairs from others and enlisted the help of my Mother in law, Peggy, and my Dad (my Mom was sick...bummer). Peggy came to our house on Friday to help prep. We prepared the fruit, veggies, Augie's cake and frosting (more on that later) and Peggy made an awesome door monster, that Andy named Dory. I drew some monsters on our entry way chalk board. Augie loves running his hands over the monsters and smearing the chalk. *Warning-LOTS of pictures ahead* Saturday arrived and we did some last minute prep. Decorations, streamers, balloons, googly eyes, etc. My Dad did a great job with the googly eyes. We had lots of great food. Monster cupcakes! We had tons of fun playing. ...