on the Saturday of Easter weekend it was GORGEOUS out so my friend Jamie(who happens to be a preschool teacher and is SIMPLY awesome with kids and Brogan) suggested we take him to Frederick Meijer Garden's to see the Butterfly exhibit! Frederick Meijer Garden's along with other merchants in the area help to fund the butterfly project. There is a HUGE green house in the gardens and it is filled with tropical plants and streams and waterfalls and every year between March and May they have hundreds, maybe thousands of butterflies from 40 different species that transform from their chrysalises and fly freely all throughout the greenhouse.
Can you see Both Butterflies?
The line was really long and it was pack since it was so nice out, and it also happened to be the tail end of H.S. spring break and apparently everyone had the same idea as we did! The line went fast though and we had so much fun! It was hard to keep Brogan on the path though as he wanted to trample through the gardens and grab the butterflies. We had to be careful he didn't touch them because if you touch their wings they won't be able to fly anymore :( So we did a whole lot of "just look"...
What a cute caterpillar!
Metamorphisis!!
Can you see the frog?!After we were done with the butterfly exhibit we had some extra time so we went out to the sculpture park and childrens gardens. Brogan was such a big boy and walked most of the time! He loved the freedom of being able to run through the garden's and being outside. They also had Butterfly dress up! Don't we make cute butterflies... GIMME SOME BUTTERFLY KISSES BABE!!
Here are some of the other activities they had, and some of the little friends brogan met throughout the way.....
A Giant Sandbox...
Tea for two!....
Sensory Garden....
Touch
Hear...
Smell...
Brogan LOVED running up and down this ramp on the walkway through the wooded area! He ran up and down multiple times!
Here are some of the other activities they had, and some of the little friends brogan met throughout the way.....
A Giant Sandbox...
Tea for two!....
Sensory Garden....
Touch
Hear...
Smell...
Brogan LOVED running up and down this ramp on the walkway through the wooded area! He ran up and down multiple times!
all the way at the top of the big hill! AND RUNNING DOWN! W
They are also very famous for the statues and sculptures that are owned by the park... I think the most known for Frederick Meijer Garden's is "Leonardo daVinci's Horse" Nina Akamu- The American Horse made out of Bronze 1998. It's SO BIG! Look at the picture where Brogan is standing right underneath it for size comparison.
Also they had the Grand Rapids Arch, and here is a picture of the sign detailing it's history.. very interesting!
"Life is either a Great Adventure or Nothing" Helen Keller
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