In the garden

On labor day we decided to visit Birmingham's botanical gardens. It was relatively cool, so it ended up being a great day to walk around and enjoy nature.

Ryan and the boys indulging me by posing for a picture.


Every time we passed a bench, Vance would say, "Mom, I'm getting tired of walking." Unfortunately for him, we didn't stop at very many.

Caleb at the beginning of the walk:


Caleb at the end:

The entrance to the Japanese gardens:
Vance at the entrance:
Some of the stranger flowers that we saw: