Day Out With Thomas

Fillmore, CA is nestled in a little agriculture valley and is home to the Fillmore & Western Dinner Train. If you ever want to see a gathering of humans between the ages of 1-3 and their parents, this is the place to be. We knew our almost 3-yr old would love seeing a life-size Thomas.

He also enjoyed all of the tables with toy trains (maybe as much as seeing and riding on the train).

Free Day

Tuesday was Free Day for a beautiful botanical garden near our home and for a scoop of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. I was determined not to spend any money that day, and I think I succeeded in having a lot of fun in the process. We split the cost with our friends April and Adam.


First stop LA County Arboretum, which is in Arcadia and is well known for these
We explored the Australia section for the first time and found some wonderful flowers (help Enid, I don't know what they are called).
Then on to the waterfall, with its lava rocks and stairs to the top



Finally, the much anticipated free scoop of ice cream. The unusually hot temperatures made this ice cream taste extra good.




Fun day!

Happy Easter

Here are some pictures from our Easter Sunday:

Debs Park

We met some friends at Debs Park for some exploring. It was a beautiful sunny morning and we had a wonderful time. Here are some pics:

We saw lots of these little lizards on the Butterfly Loop Trail.

The boys slowed down just long enough for a photo.

After a few photos I realized that he was "hiding" and not playing peek-a-boo.

They have this cute Children's Woodland play area, including a little cabin, climbing tree, stream and pond with minnows, a cave, and lots of dirt.