MEA Arboretum

Yesterday we went to the Arboretum with my mom and my sisters and the kids...after all 6 kids slept over at my parents house...EEEK! Tired kids, but they did manage to have a lot of fun at the scarecrow exhibit and walking the gardens...until the big bad bee stung Rowan in the ear (Rowan's fault...if he would have kept his hands down like I told him too, the bee would not have stung him. He got stuck by Rowan's ear when Rowan covered his ears because he heard the buzzing...).

* I should note, we spent all of lunch telling the kids not to panic and swat at them or they were more likely to get stung...

Meanwhile, he only screamed bloody murder for about 10 minutes and scared more people than the scarecrows! He is not allergic to bee stings(He's been stung before and was fine!), but his ear swelled up a bit and he freaked out...after we got a cup of ice from the restaurant and he held it on his ear...by himself, he didn't want ANYONE near his ear...he settled down. But that ended our adventure! Poor guy!

Sorry, tons of pics of this, cuz the weather was beautiful and the leaves were amazing...and the crowds were amazing too...there was a line to get in when we came and when we left...MEA Weekend + Beautiful temps + Changing leaves = HUGE CROWD!