Rose Garden 2020

We were excited to learn that the Rose Garden opened back up in time for our annual visit. Which is usually around the second week of June or right after school gets out. We were able to go with our good friends and see them after a long time quarantined. Of course there is the whole phase where Edwin gave up on  naps unless we drive somewhere in the evening. Luckily we woke up and ran around enough to sleep well later. 
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peek-a-boo!      

Our Children were excited to be together, I kinda feel bad for all the people enjoying a peaceful picnic, but kids gotta play and enjoy the beauty of the garden too right?

Then getting some good running in before the sun went down. 

That's a pretty strong daddy.

They usually end up pretty muddy by the end to the night. 

Photo by Miles

Charlie had this photo all planned out, even the part where Max is holding Edwin but hiding. I'm glad he was looking our for his brother's safety.

I think this photo was Charlie's idea too.

As Max was buckling up the other boys, Charlie wanted to go across the street to take photos of me at the entrance of the Japanese garden, which we never go to because it costs extra and the Rose Garden is free.  haha!

This was his idea too, haha!

It was a short couple of minutes but Charlie said he loved doing stuff with just the two of us. 

Anyway, my children have a reputation of at least one of them pooping their pants when we do our Rose Garden outing and its so annoying because the bathroom is so far away. So we told them if no one pooped their pants we'd go get a treat afterwards. 

They did it! Which may seem super silly but it was worth celebrating. So we went out to get doughnuts on the way home.