Arboretum

We've been meaning to check out the arboretum for a while, now we have company to go with us! Even better that is was free. 

Checking out a cool cactus. 

Climbing some hay. Can't remember what NJ was shouting. 

We found some nice big leaves.

NJ was making some salad (crumpling up leaves). I asked him what was in the salad besides lettuce. He said, "I'm adding onions and salt." Hmm, interesting salad. Not sure I'd like that. 

Trying out the water pump together. 

Checking out the old historic home. 

A nice picnic lunch on the grass! We had pb&j's, cuties, grapes, pretzels, and goldfish. It was so relaxing and nice. The weather was perfect, not too warm and not cold. 

Such a cool bench carved out of a tree stump. These two sat so nicely for me to take a photo. How cute!

There was some "instructions" (the way NJ sometimes says construction) going on across the street. NJ really wanted to see. So we stood at the edge of the parking lot to watch for a bit. One machine was jackhammering while the other was scooping and dumping. I'm sure we could have stayed there all day. What a fun time we had on our play date with the girls. It was a great place to let the kids run, play, and explore. 

A little visit to one of his favorite Auntie and Uncle. We had dinner and spent some time with them. We got there a little early and NJ had to use the bathroom. He paced in front of the door chanting, "Poo, poo, poo..." I was really hoping that no one else was around to hear!