Daddy Day at the Arboretum!

Last Tuesday David took the day off to spend a week day with me and William. After much deliberation, we decided to make the trek down south to Dallas to visit the Arboretum since we were actually having some fall-like weather.
 We started the morning with a breakfast treat: The Pioneer Woman's Baked French Toast. It was fantastic!

Next, we had a quiet morning enjoying the sweet baby and having fun with Daddy at home. Of course, David got to sleep in.  :)
Then, we loaded up the car and drove to the Arboretum. They have just started to build the Pumpkin Village so we didn't get to explore it, but we did get some pictures and watched them build little cottages out of pumpkins. 

After the pumpkin village, we looked at the artist's cottages. They have made little play houses inspired by famous artists and landscaped them too. I think I might have enjoyed these cottages as much as the little kids playing in them. This one belongs to Monet:

We strolled through the gardens enjoying the nice weather and William enjoyed a bottle under a tree on a park bench. William really seemed to have a blast being out in the fresh air and looking at the trees, flowers, and plants. He really likes being under tree cover and looking at the sky through the leaves. They still have the Chihuly glass sculptures installed all over the gardens but for some reason I didn't get a single picture! We had a great time and were so thrilled to have Daddy join us! Next time I want to bring a picnic lunch.

William has been getting adjusted to wearing his sunglasses when it's bright outside, and makes this face a LOT! I think he's trying to get away from them. :)

He's a silly little guy!

To wrap up our evening, we met some friends at Cantina Laredo for a fundraiser for David's school. They have a set of twins who will be two in December and a baby girl who was born about a week after William. William already has his eye on her! ;)

We have done a couple more fun outings in the past few weeks; check back for William's adventures at the Plano Balloon Festival!