Class Trip to the Arboretum

In the fall, Ben went to the Dallas Zoo with Lila's class. This spring he stayed home with Wyatt and Piper, so I could go with Lila to the Dallas Arboretum.

We rode on the bus together and played the Alphabet game on the drive down.

Here she is with a large group of kids from her school (not all of them are from her class though).

The Arboretum was installing a new exhibit - these strange but pretty glass sculptures everywhere. I thought they were neat.

As a chaperone, I was in charge of three kids. Just to clarify, the kid on the left is a boy (who got a haircut right after this trip).

Lila is good friends with the girl on the left. Her mom and little sister joined us for the outing. I was the only one who had been to the Arboretum before so I took them to this fish pond which they thought was neat.

Because they were in the process of installing all the glass sculptures, a lot of the Arboretum was taped off. This was one area where they could still get close to the water. We ate our picnic lunch really early because the kids were hungry. I think it was 10:30 (which at school they eat at 10:45). I didn't think to take any pictures of us eating though.

Lila posing for me.

The school shirts were incredibly long, so I had to be creative (safety pins on the sides).

The Arboretum also had five little houses that were each based on a different artist. This bridge was in front of the Monet house.

And here they are "inside" the house (it was really more a wall with a short roof).

This was "inside" the Georgia O'Keefe house.

And then we found the jackpot! This was a stone structure that had a fountain bubbling in the middle and the water spilled over the grooves. They loved putting their hands in this! (You can see the Georgia O'Keefe house in the background.)

Here they are again in one of the little houses in the Texas Town area.

 

And outside the house. We were only there a few hours before it was time to get back on the bus, but we managed to see several areas of the Arboretum. It was the perfect time to go -- before it got way too hot. I'm glad I got to enjoy the field trip with Lila! Thanks Ben :)