Spring has sprung in The Big D!

Dallas is a wonderful town!  We have so enjoyed living here over the past two years.  We always said if our family and GA friends were closer, we would have definitely stayed here.  We are officially down to our last 3 months here.  It's hard to believe that in three short months, Brent will not be a "student" for the first time in 23 years and will finally be a pediatric dentist (yay)!  I couldn't be more proud of him.  He has really devoted himself to achieving his dream of becoming a pediatric dentist and knowing that the end is near is all the more exciting!  So, the count down is on...Brent is finished with school June 24th!!  While our time here dwindles down, we have dedicated ourselves to doing all things Dallas--at least the things you can do with a baby!


We are members of the Dallas Arboretum which is Dallas' botanical gardens and it just so happens to be right across the street from our neighborhood. This place is incredibly beautiful.  My Junior League placement last year was volunteering in the Arboretum Gift Shop--60 hrs. of volunteer work to be exact-so I learned a lot of facts about it.  Fact #1: The tulip blooms last from the beginning of March through April and are absolutely breath taking.  Fact #2: People from around the world come to The Dallas Arboretum just to see the blooms. I met people visiting from Sweden, Africa, China...you name it.  Fact #3: The Dallas blooms are among the top ten best blooms in the world!!  It's just a really awesome Dallas attraction.


Well, we took Miss Ella to the Dallas blooms last Wednesday.  Every flower was in bloom, the weather was warm, Spring was in the air--but, Ella was not feeling so sunny.  She cried on and off the whole time....she didn't want to be in the stroller; she wanted to be held.  She was fussy and we were a little bummed.  We did tour most the garden and got to see some gorgeous flower gardens.  When Ella wasn't crying, the brilliant color of the flowers caught her eye and she enjoyed looking at them.  We didn't get too many pictures--but I'm going to post the ones we did get.  Please look past the sourpuss frown on Ella's face.  You'll be happy to know she was fine once we got home...I guess the pretty flowers were a little over stimulating for her.  Who knows!  But, she can say that she's been to the Dallas Blooms and we will have some funny pictures to prove it to her when she's older!  We are going to try to go back again before they are over.  Maybe next time she will enjoy herself a little more (and we can get better pictures).  If you are ever in Dallas during March or April, I strongly recommend that you stop by the Arboretum.  It's definitely worth your time.  Hope you are having a "blooming" good spring and enjoying the beautiful weather!  We are determined to make our last few months in Dallas memorable ones...it's always great to spend spring in The Big D!!

At lunch...starting to get a little grumpy...wouldn't smile

A little happier...didn't want to look at the camera!

In front of the tulip blooms...she's just not a
happy camper now!!

Headband was thrown off...guess she didn't want to wear it!

Gorgeous tulip blooms!

One of the gardens

Another garden...don't know the random man

Daffodils, Dogwood, and Azaleas