Friday, April 30, 2010

Spring Break - Meijer Gardens

Last year over spring break we made snowmen and I was determined to go to Texas and see my sister this year!!!! I looked and looked for affordable prices, but no luck!!! I still need my sister fix, so maybe I'll find a way to sneak down by myself. Anyway, this spring break - the weather was gorgeous!!! I was so excited!!! We were even in the 80's for a few of the days! We had a good time and I was so excited to see everything start to warm up. We decided to go to the Meijer gardens and see their butterfly exhibit. Tiana brought her great friend Andrew with us. He is such a good and fun young man! We just love him and his family. We were excited to see that Plainwell Ice Cream had re-opened and we HAD to stop and get some Ice Cream on our way out.

They have the best Key Lime Pie and French Silk Ice Cream!
Can you tell the girls are excited too!!
The gardens were beautiful and the flowers made me so excited for the change in seasons.
Then we were off to see the butterflies
What do you think of these strange looking butterflies?
The butterflies were beautiful and they were everywhere!! It was about 90's in the butterfly house!
Warmth+ butterflies+ flowers= Happy Valerie
This butterfly likes to rest on your finger. It is such a beautiful butterfly!

There were even some beautiful birds!
After the butterfly house we went our to the fun gardens!
Posing with the sculpture
Poor Larisa - they locked her in!!
Don't worry - She was able to get even!
They had this beautiful waterfall and it looked so inviting on a warm day!
Tiana and Andrew decided to really cool off, it is spring break after all!
The water was really cold - brain freeze!!
Getting ready to go through the maze.
Look at the cute little birds in the nest waiting for their mother bird to feed them.
Watch out 3 little pigs, your house will blow down!
It was such a fun day!! I love spring break!

4 comments:

AKA Rosa said...

Those butterflies are so beautiful. What a fun place to go!! You really got some good pictures Valerie! Oh and Larisa... I like your sandals!! Sandals are kind of my thing right now:)

Kasey said...

Great pics Valerie!! I love the butterfly gardens. Check out Spirit airlines. You sign up for a membership and you can get cheap, cheap tickets. My girlfriend bought a ticket last year for $9!!! No joke. But she did have to pay $40.00 a bag I think . That still beats the average price tickets are now!

Katie staten said...

How fun! The pictures are great. I love that Tiana and Andrew stuck their heads in the fountain. I can't wait for the warm weather to come back and stick around for a while. THat means your pool will open up. :)

Jodi Gallagher said...

What a fun place! You always do so many fun things with your girls! Love all the pics. The butterflies are beautiful!