Botanical Gardens

Last week we went to the Wahiawa Botanical Gardens for our playgroup activity. It was a little stressful with toddlers. I would suggest only taking older kids to something like that. But, it was still a nice morning.

This is why it's stressful with little kids. There are lots of stairs and cliffs and curvey paths through thick forest. Plus it was wet and slippery. And it just doesn't sit well with me when Levi jets off out of my sight headed for some jungle steps!
We had to stop for some group portraits of course. Lots of photo ops.
This is my friend Ivy and her son Rian. He is about a year younger than Levi. We have been getting together with them a lot lately because Ivy and I just started a mommy bible study. We're doing a Women of Faith series called Managing your moods. I think it's gonna be very benefitical for every woman who comes.

This is my new favorite picture. I stole Jenene's camera to snap this one, and love it. Little buddies under the great big crisp green tree.
Jenene's daughter posing with the huge bamboo. Jenen was crazy brave to take her 4 kids, plus 9month old neice on this trip while being 6 1/2 months pregnant. The things a monther does....
That was our garden trip. Lots of running around and exploring. Then lunch at burger king play place. A pretty nice little Hawaiian day to add to the memories and scrapbook.