LA Arboretum

The first two weeks of summer, Don spent getting ready for and attending Scout Camp. The rest of us hung out and enjoyed not having school. While Don was at Scout camp, the kids and I spent a lot of time together doing stuff locally. We hiked Bell Mountain, went to lunch at Del Taco, a trip to the library, movie night, guitar hero and other such stuff. One day we got out of Apple Valley and went to the LA Arboretum in Pasadena. My Grandmother used to take me to the Arboretum often when I was a young girl. I have very fond memories of the place and wanted to share them with the kids. Don's mom joined us as did the Ridings, Casadys, Emily Packer, and the Telfords. Unfortunately, the Telfords came later and I never did see themm, although others did. We had a really fun trip. We took a picnic lunch and ate before entering the park. Then spent the afternoon walking around the park, viewing the Queen Anne Cottage and Stables, and feeding the geese and peacocks. The following pictures are of this trip.

The boys in a tree. It was near the end of the day and the little guys were starting to get tired.
Emily, Morgan, and Sierra in one of the beautiful flower gardens there.
The kids enjoying the carriage house near the Queen Anne Cottage.
Grandma, Jen & the kids in front of the Queen Anne Cottage.
















Hiking through the "jungle".


















Watching and feeding the turtles and fish in the lake.




















Our picnic lunch.
What a fun day we had!!