Kenny’s Field Trip (Photo heavy)

Today was the day of Kenny’s field trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. We drove ourselves. Below is a pictorial:

First, we ran straight to the Steam Boat and proceeded to turn it into Pirate Kenny’s Steam Pirate Ship. ARRRHHHH!!

Then, we climbed to the top of the tree house (very steep stairs) and we looked through the telescopes. Soon, the tree house became a castle protecting itself from the pirate steam ship.

Pirate Captain Kenny got thrown in the "Weed Jail."

And then we played in the water park area.

First, we splashed.

Then, I was too busy trying to take pictures to realize my kid was falling. He side face planted, but got right up. No blood, no foul.

Then he jumped on this thing to make water come out.

He tried to catch the water in his hands.

Here he is helping a little one (see the floating hands) make this work. He had to push down on the top part to make the water come out.

We switched sides so I could sit in the sun. And he wanted to say CHEESE!

Then he was caught unawares and got a face full of water.

Decided he wanted to jump some more.

After about an hour of water play, he got to change clothes. He wanted to go down the slide 100 times. I waited at the bottom while the following ensued about 20 times. That’s a lot of stair climbing.

He’s at the top, I’m at the bottom.

Getting ready to come down!

And away he goes!

I did eventually get him to go down on his belly.

And some flowers we saw on the way out.

And just because I love this photo: Evan and Tesia at the Homecoming parade last weekend.