Roses!

Remember way back to my Weekend update post about Dad's rose bushes? We got our first blossom last night! A very exciting affair :) Mom found a cute little vase for it this morning:


Isn't it pretty? Looking at it straight on, you can hardly even see the vase, the bloom is so big!


This particular rose is a Sweetness Rose, and smells incredibly wonderful. I can't wait for more blooms :)

Father's Day

To celebrate Father's Day yesterday, my family met some of our relatives for brunch, went to a rose show at Olbrich Gardens, and then met some more relatives for dinner. All in all, it was pretty fun, and we had a lot of family time.


The picture, of course, is from the rose show. I had wanted to get a picture of the whole room, but I didn't want to disturb everyone else while they browsed. This particular rose, as you can see from the bit of red ribbon in the corner, won second place in one of the competitions (the aptly named, "Rose in a Bowl" from one of their challenge classes).