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Monday, July 1, 2013

Lavender Farm

Apparently there are lavender farms? In Hillsboro, Oregon anyway. I thought it would be fun to take the girls to it. I got Danny all excited and everything telling her we were going to a farm with the most wonderfully scented flowers, and they were purple, and we could pick as many as we wanted! It seemed perfect.

That's the problem though, I get this great idea for the girls and I, and envision a fun and charming experience with no problems whatsoever and we'll all go home tired from happiness and joy. But it doesn't always happen that way... two minutes after we got there my girls were ready to go home. Turns out the bees wanted to get it on the luscious lavender action too. But the SuperMommy in me didn't want to give up. I knelt down next to the flowers and told them that the bees just wanted to taste the beautiful flowers and help them grow. I said, "Bees are good for the Earth. We love bees!" and Danny says, "No we don't." and Sophie chimes, "Don't want it!" Aye me.

One of the owners saw the distress my daughters were under and tried to help. She offered them baskets to carry and told them that the bees wouldn't hurt them as long as we didn't bother them. They held the baskets but stayed far away while I cut some lavender for us to take home. Every thirty seconds or so Danny would ask, "Are we done yet?"

Fun times! HAHA

Here are the pics from the day :)