Summer Fun part 1

         Summer has officially come to an end. The Brownie started school and the Muffin and Oreo continue to be doing well. We have gotten a little behind but we still wanted to share some of the things that we did this summer. So please join us for our first adventure through Thanksgiving Point Gardens. We were invited to go to the Gardens by our grandparents and we had a great time. We were also able to go with the Brownie's sister and her husband and the Brownie's cousin and his wife. 

        We started our evening by going to dinner. We had dinner at the Harvest Restaurant. It was a very good meal. Both the Brownie and the Muffin got a buttermilk breaded chicken dish. We have found that we both have very similar tastes. You could put us in two different rooms and the likelihood of us getting the same thing is pretty high. And then all of us shared a plate of different imported cheeses and fruit. After dinner we then went to the gardens.

 

 

This is the beginning of the gardens

 

There are large areas of grass with trees and flowers all around.

 

There is a nice paved trail that goes through the whole park.

 

 

                            As you walk around you can see small bird houses in the trees.

 

            There are also benches throughout the garden & they make for some good family pictures.

 

The landscaping is just wonderful and there is always something to look at. We could have taken pictures all night. 

     After roaming through this beautiful garden there is still more to see. There is a beautiful rose garden. There are so many roses of all different colors and smells. There is also some very nice architecture throughout the rose garden.

      After going to the rose garden we made our way to the secret garden. It takes a minute to find and its a small area but it is just as beautiful as the rest of the gardens'. In order to get to the secret garden you have to find the little pathway/ tunnel to get inside.

       This fountain that is in the secret garden almost looks like it could be the fountain of youth. It's probably a good thing that there is no such thing, but its fun to imagine. And once again great family picture inside the secret garden. We tried to get the little Oreo to look at the camera but he was busy looking at the fountain.

       The last place that we were able to see (before the Oreo started to get tired) is a place in the garden that has statues of Christ and different events in the New Testament and also of Joseph Smith. This statue is one of the Muffin's favorite stories in the New Testament. This is depicting the story about the women who was caught in adultery and the Savior starts to write in the sand and says whoever is without sin he can cast the first stone.

      Then one of the other statues is of Christ carrying his cross. And underneath its says "Because of Love" it was a good reminder that Christ through his sacrifice gave us the opportunity to change our lives so that we could live with God again. And because of His sacrifice Christ knows all pain and sorrow and is able to help us. And He did it because he loves us.

Well that concludes our adventure in the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. We all had a great time and left with big smiles and happy hearts!