cherry blossoms

It is Cherry Blossom season!  Turns out that Belleville, NJ is the "Cherry Blossom Capital of America" (no, not DC) with its 4,300 + cherry blossom trees.  Not a bad place to live!  Too bad the blossoms are in bloom about 3.6 days so you've gotta catch 'em quick.  I went on April 3 to get pics of Kyalo on his birthday, and there was nary a blossom to be seen.  Two weeks later (and a couple of spectacular days) and now we're nearing the end of peak season.

Jenny and I went on Tuesday morning for a quick little visit before heading off to Story Hour.  It was not like last year when a) I didn't know a soul in NJ, and b) Kyalo sat still, or when he moved was moving much slower.

Needless to say, getting pictures of two active toddlers is difficult.

 cutie Ellen, 17 months

 (I wish I could delete the walker out of that pic!)

 it was easier to get pictures of the kids walking away from me

I quickly realized that cute poses with the flowers were a pipe dream!

pals

 you can't tell, but Jenny's holding Ellen up in a tree - she seemed to enjoy it

Kyalo was a little uncertain about being in the tree, but who can blame him - I was taking pictures, not spotting him!

{tree hugger}

4.16.2013

And thus ends another cherry blossom season for a year!  Actually, though, I hope to get back there this weekend with Dexter before the blossoms are ALL gone, if weather permits.