Attack of the Cousins! (Part III)
Ah and finally we get to Saturday, when we went to Meijer Gardens… I’m only going to give you the first half because there’s a lot of them, sorry!
First we stopped in the greenhouse area to check it out… these three made it look like grandchildren grow on trees. See this image larger.
Then it was off to the Children’s Garden… see that little door on the right? See this image larger.
Ian’s posture tells you here – he’s both walk-running and either laughing or at least heavily enjoying this… he tucks his chin down into his chest. Sure I missed the shot where he comes through the door on the other side, but the path re-joins the adult path on the other side anyway… Besides… See this image larger.
…THIS is the shot I wanted; where Ian sees a whole world of fun before him — pauses briefly to take the scenery in… See this image larger.
…and then off to experience the adventure! Look-at-him-go! (He’s running at full tilt here, pausing only to take in the sounds of the sculptures above, which sounded like tubular bells.) See this image larger.
An interesting moment here, he goes up this tiny little bridge, and then freezes halfway across, refusing to move on. Perhaps awaiting the Billy Goats Gruff to require a toll of him. How did he get down? See this image larger.
Once it was Mommy to the rescue, with a shy smile of gratitude… See this image larger.
… and the other time he remembered “when in doubt, skootch!” See this image larger.
The Children’s Garden has a scale model of the Great Lakes, down to their relative sea levels… so kids can watch the lakes empty out into each other. The lowest lake was the perfect height for toddlers to mess around in. Here Kaylee gives Ian the “this if fun, but cold!” face. See this image larger.
Ian enjoys playing in the water and splashing around… it took everything Mama could muster to keep him out of the lake. See this image larger.
“Woohoo!” See this image larger.
Mama helps Ian investigate a whole wall of water… results of analysis? It’s wet. See this image larger.
Cousin Connor gives us a genuine smile to remember, aboard the S.S. Landlubber. See this image larger.
Kaylee and Aunt Melanie back-up the earlier theory about the water-wall! See this image larger.
