Longwood Gardens

Last monday, it was nice out.  Since it was possibly the last nice day we would have until spring, I kept big guy home with us and we went to longwood gardens.  Little man had slept through the last visit, so I was hopeful with careful timing that he would see some stuff this time! We went to our weight watchers meeting at 10am, down another pound!  I'm within 5 pounds of my goal weight, but turkey day has since happened, so we shall see...

Anywho, following the meeting, we hopped in the car around 10:45 and drove down.  It's a long ride, and after big guy had a snack, they both promptly fell asleep.  Ah, success.  Of course when we got there, they both woke up, but that was OK, because I fed little man in the front with me while big guy hung out in the back eating part of his lunch. We got in and quickly made our way to the train display which is in a new location this year, due to some major remodels to half the grounds!  We ran around and talked trains, then parked on a bench and ate lunch (yogurt, carrots, apple, banana, chips) while watching trains.  Big guy got a new train book for free at the train gazebo, as last year's copy is pretty worn out.  Inside are all the model trains and accessories any kid could hope to have!

Following trains, we went to climb the tree house and checked out lights that were sporadically lit on the trees.  Since this was 3 days before turkey day, the conservatory was closed and the lights were being strung all around the gardens for the big xmas season opening.  But it was cool getting to see them setting up.  Next we went to the dupont house or the big, fat cat house as I call it. Since it normally has a big, fat cat outside, who this time was probably somewhere a little warmer.  We walked around and oohed the cool trees, decorations, and lights.  Then we went to the fountain show, which we saw another time before we left.

Following that excitement, I plopped little man in the stroller and we walked the grounds and peeked into the conservatory.  We then made another loop through everything before hitting the road around 2.  Little man fell asleep and big guy dozed.  When we got home, everyone had a snack and we had a really nice afternoon.  It was an awesome visit!