Cousins at Red Butte

Today was a beautiful day, and an especially beautiful day for gardening. The sun was out, but it was still cool. It had rained in the last couple of days so the soil was moist and perfect for plucking weeds. I was very content to have a few hours to weed, spread compost, transplant, and enjoy the day.

This afternoon we all went to Red Butte Garden. All of Melinda's siblings are in town visiting so our kids have their cousins to play with. Two of their cousins live in Texas and four of them live in Minnesota, so they don't get to see each other too often. They've really had fun playing together this last week.

Here's Grandma and Grandpa relaxing near the pond, enjoying watching their 10 grandchildren.

This bee is enjoying the nectar from this allium.

Miles took this picture of a stand of Golden Peas, Thermopsis montana.

Here are the cousins riding the moose. Only Asher and Miriam are missing, they were in the stroller.

The ducklings and goldfish are glad to be fed.

The kids loved feeding the ducks and the fish. Scott make sure that Saffron and Lili didn't fall in.

Red Butte Garden was beautiful and even more fun with family.