The morning after Thanksgiving is typically one spent shopping for amazing deals, but this year that was not the case. My pregnant tummy and my pocket book just weren't up for it so we slept in and then headed out to the botanical gardens there in Pittsburgh. It was nice to see all the green plants and flowers.
In the center of the building they had a really cool model train display up that the kids really enjoyed. Most rooms had some sort of festive decor up. I thought it was neat.
They also had a market place for kids to do some pretend grocery shopping, thinking about what kinds of fresh produce they would like to buy. It was a total hit with the kiddos. They probably could have stayed there for another hour but eventually other kids showed up and we needed to let them have a turn too.
We tried to take a quick family picture of our little family in front of the fake fireplace they had set up, but Cordy was exhausted, Alec was starving, and Elyssa was being crazy. So while Erin and Ryan took Elyssa to a dinosaur museum the rest of us headed back to the house for naps and lunch.
After everyone made it back the kids had an awesome time making Christmas sugar cookies with Grandma Shannon.
Erin and Ryan made the switch from Fall decor to Christmas and the kids were thrilled to help them decorate the tree.
I did make it over to Crate and Barrel that evening with Erin to pick up a few things on sale that I can't get around here since we don't have the store locally. Over all it was a fun day with family, much better than dealing with a crowded crazy mall or Target. :-)
2 comments:
So much fun!
I LOVE botanical gardens trips!...Well the one in PHX is one that I only really want to go to once...unless it is the magical time of year when they have their live butterfly display...you kinda feel like a fairy surrounded by all that flying magic and the flowers and the smell of citrus. Other than that, I get a little bored with all the cacti...so many cacti. Anyway, I am glad your trip was such fun.
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