The Tangrens

Saturday was the last day of the Thanksgiving passes so we took full advantage and went to Farm country again and also visited the children's garden and Botanical Gardens at Thanksgiving point. I was pleasantly surprised. I'm determined to not make this a long post so I'll just post some pictures with small explanations

Noah's ark fountain and wading pool
The monkey's "pulling Hyrum aboard" He was drenched in the first 10 minutes.

Off to the regular botanical gardens where we saw...

The Italian garden
The Secret Garden
Doesn't this just draw you in? There is something about a door like this that I just love.

And the largest man made waterfalls on the Western Hemisphere. ( the largest are in Singapore I think)
There is an amphitheater in front of these amazing waterfalls! What a venue!

I have an artist friend that was involved in the Plein Air (painting in open air) Art Festival at the Gardens of Thanksgiving point this past June. She did this amazing piece called Monet Koi while there and won Best of Show at the American fork Steel days art show with it. She is an amazing artist and you should look around her blog if you have some time. I think she was around here in the garden when she painted the piece.
There were a lot of koi around
And speaking of Cristall we went over to their house the other day to see their new chicks. Hyrum was curious for a second but was much more interested in their big beautiful dog. But I got a few cute pictures anyway.