Norfolk Botanical Gardens in Bloom

Today it started to feel like spring for a fleeting moment in Virginia. Tomorrow it will be cold, but today it was 70 degrees and sunny so we had a family afternoon at our favorite spot – the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. We had fun introducing Brooke to all the interactive parts of the garden. She got to climb a sand hill, fire a cannon (of sand), and practice her stand up paddling in a canoe. We got to see all the beautiful different species of cherry tree in bloom. Also the dogwood trees and daffodils. Then we had fun in the children’s garden and Brooke had her first encounter with their famous fountains. On the next warm day we are going there in swim suits! As AJ was getting Brooke back in the stroller for us to look at the Camellias in bloom a friend decided he really liked the color of AJ’s polo and landed on him and stayed for at least 5 minutes! It was an amazing afternoon of fun!