Roses

During the first half of June we have to make sure we take a trip to the Rose Gardens. We went last Monday and many of the roses had started to wilt, but it was still full of vibrant colors. 

We of course had to take our traditional-under the arch photo to document how our family has grown so here is the progression.

And our current photo!

Last, year, shortly after our family trip, I went again with the women from church for a guided tour, I learned a lot that I had never known. One of those things was about the Rose Medal Garden, There is a section of the gardens that have a rose bush for each year dating back to 1919. I guess each year a winning rose is chosen then added to that Garden. We decided to each take a photo by our birth year rose bush!

Max's bush was hidden by a shrub-1986

Charlie's bush didn't have any blooms yet-2011

Miles had two bushes, I guess there was a tie last year-2014 Also he was hamming it up, so there are a lot of photos of him!

I think I had the best roses, in full bloom, -1985

Next year, I'll make sure to take photos next to the name/year plates because they all have unique names.

Miles LOVED smelling the roses, and occasionally tasting them. He was so giddy!

Then Max took Charlie on a long bathroom break so I just followed Miles around while he explored and I took his picture. He liked to trudge his own path.

But then he got pricked

He was so funny here on the stairs. He would wave and smile to people as they passed. 

Then Charlie came back and was completely entertained with the spastic water fountain. 

Before going home we took the boys to run around the large amphitheater. We've realized that our boys will sometimes sleep in if they run like crazy before bed. 

Then Miles and Max explored grass while Charlie continued to run. 

When we realized it was 9:45 pm we decided to head back to our car. It was a perfect family night and the boys got exhausted!