Visit to Frederik Meijer Gardens

Early this summer I took Olivia to Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park with the intention of walking around as much as we could and enjoy all of the pretty flowers. When we arrived, we learned they had a special exhibit: Chihuly, A New Eden. They were various blown glass sculptures that were throughout the gardens. I thought that would be a wonderful, colorful exhibit to see too. So here are some of my favorite pictures from our adventure...

Olivia sitting on the wall to the enterance of the gardens.

Here Olivia is sitting by one of the fountains in the first outside garden we visited.

This is one of the Chihuly sculptures in a flower bed.

It reminded me of a flock of swans.

I thought this sculpture was just amazing.

I wish I could remember how many individual pieces of blown glass were used to create it.

This one was hanging in the greenhouse and looked like it would light up!

Our next stop was the Children's Garden.

Once we entered, we NEVER left! Olivia loved it there!

Here she discovered a splash pad of sorts....

Figuring out that it is ok to stick her feet in the water.

After quite some time, we moved on to the "pools".

There is this amazing model of the Great Lakes where kids can play with boats throughout all of the lakes. Definitely a popular spot!

We took a few moments and explored the 5 senses garden.

I finally convinced Olivia to see what else was in the Children's Garden.

We discovered a beautiful tree house where the kids had tons to explore.

However, were on the quick tour since Olivia was anxious to get back to playing in the water!

Olivia loved playing in the water!

By the time we left, she was soaked from head to toe!

Definitely a fantastic day even though we never saw the rest of the Gardens and Sculpture Park.