After many days of rainy, chilly weather, we spent the last two days of winter break outside. It was still cold but we all agreed that we needed to get outdoors, move our bodies and enjoy the sun!
We are so lucky in Houston to have so many parks and nature centers nearby, but we picked two of our favorites to explore: Mercer Arboretum and Hermann Park.
We headed up to Mercer Arboretum first thing on Sunday morning to walk the trails on the botanical gardens side of the park.
There is a huge section under construction!
Gene brought his sketchpad and actually managed to sketch a little.
My little collector found a vibrant red leaf that matched his coat.
The gardens are beautiful, even in the middle of winter, and we were so glad to finally be outside again!
On Monday, Gene was back at work and the boys were already antsy at 8:30 in the morning, so I told them that we needed to get out of the house (despite it only being 35 degrees!) and to pick somewhere to go. They conferred for a minute and decided they wanted to run and explore at Hermann Park. We bundled up and got moving! It was quite chilly so the park was fairly empty and the boys had plenty of space to run and play.
The Centennial Gardens are officially open!
We ate lunch at Pinewood Cafe and then guess who met us at the zoo?
It was the perfect day to be at the zoo -- cool but sunny, and not at all crowded. Most of the animals were out, despite the cold.
We love seeing the chickens at the zoo! They roam around eating bugs and are foster moms for birds that won't/don't sit on their own eggs.
Tuesday morning meant back-to-school for the boys, but we are already looking forward to more outdoor adventures in the near future.
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