What is Arbor Day? Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. The first American Arbor Day was originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska by J. Sterling Morton. On April 10, 1872, an estimated one million trees were planted in Nebraska.
Now that my daughter is three and my son is almost one it made going to the parade even more enjoyable.
Here they are waiting for the parade to start!
Here is my eleven month old son with my husband waiting for the 1pm parade to start!
Audrey waved at the parade participants as they walked by! It was adorable!
Picking up candy that was thrown out to the crowd by the parade participants!
This lady handed her a Colorado Blue Spruce seedling to plant at home!
In years past we have visited local museums, restaurants, the craft fair at the outlet mall, and local flea markets to name a few but this year we had to get back home to take care of a few errands and to do some house work so we didn't get to stick around long. However, we did stop at park near Steinhart Park/Wildwood Golf Course before heading back to Lincoln.
The Thursday before Arbor Day we bought a tree! We received an advertisement in the mail two weeks ago for an open house event at our local Earl May. We have been planning to replace our tree in our front yard after it cracked/broke in half two years ago and had to be chopped down so we decided to go to the open house to see what we could find.
They had some yummy treats, drinks and fresh popped popcorn (my daughter's favorite). They were also offering a 10% discount if you purchased items during the open house. We walked around and looked at the trees and decided on a beautiful Red Bud tree.
I can't wait to sit on my front porch and see this beautiful tree bloom every spring and see it grow year after year!
Did you celebrate Arbor Day? What did you do?
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