Never. Again.

Never again will I attempt to go to the Arboretum during spring break...ever. It was a mad house! Let's back up...

So, this week was spring break, and I was determined to do lots of fun stuff with Ava during our week off. So, Wednesday we planned a trip to the Arboretum with my mom and grandma. We had discussions on what time to get there...10 am seemed feasible...we are Dempsey women after all, and really, its hard to be anywhere too early...or on time. Its just a fact...there's either a crazy basset hound that decides to take a run along Red Oak Creek, or there's a crazy 2 year old who decides to spray her entire play room with a full sippy cup of milk {wall to wall, and I'm not exaggerating} while mommy's getting ready. You get the point...there's always something. Needless to say, we didn't get to the Arboretum until almost 11...big mistake. The parking lot was closed and we had to park in the overflow lot a couple of miles down the road and then wait for a shuttle to take us to the Arboretum. The line of people just waiting to get on the bus was at least a 1/2 mile long! No joke. Look...

the bus that's over there on the left...yep...broken down. awesome.

We stood in that line for 15 minutes, and no buses came...probably b/c they were all stuck in the line of cars trying to get to the lot. Anyway...we decided to go eat lunch, and then come back. It was a little better...we got on the 3rd bus and finally we were at the glorious Arboretum. Thank goodness we're members...that line was shorter. It was definitely worth it, the flowers were beautiful and the weather was perfect. {and um, we won't talk about how I forgot the sunscreen.}

We got some good pictures despite the fact that Ava didn't really want to smile or look at the camera...at all. She definitely had fun running around and smelling all of the "fowers," but I'll tell you right now...never again will we go during spring break. I heard the zoo and aquarium were just as bad...

this is either right before or right after the muchkin stepped in a huge puddle of mud. thank goodness it just squished between her toes and didn't get on her white pants...too much.

Grammy and Ava

the girls

Bob the horse trotted by as we were sitting on a bench and Ava got so excited! She ran up and down the sidewalk yelling to everyone about the Nay Nay.

We finally got her to look and semi-smile at the same time!