This was our first trip to the duck pond without a second set of adult hands; previously I didn't trust the kids with all the abundant goose poop to brave it alone. But, we did well this time. Phew.
See? Fowl!
And bread throwing!
Gillian likes to let the geese get very close to her. Too close for MY comfort, but she likes it. Daddy says that last time we went the geese were eating out of her hand. I did NOT see that.
Colin was more interested in seeing his friend Mr. Peacock.
Unfortunately, the peacock wasn't interested in showing off his tail on Monday. He did talk to us quite a bit though. I think he was in a tizzy because he and the peahen had AN EGG!
Obviously, the no one was sitting on the egg, so I doubt they will make any progress with it, but cool, nonetheless.
After our visit with the birds, we headed down the hill to the playground that we frequent the most (note: not the kids' FAVORITE playground, but the one I make us go to most often). It was a beautiful, beautiful day on Monday and I would have stayed outside forever, but for some reason the kids only wanted to play for about 30 minutes. It was kind of sad!
We had some fun anyway! Climbing:
Sliding:
More climbing:
Some swinging (and silliness):
Oh yeah, and selling ice cream:
There is just something about that little metal half window that makes kids want to sell ice cream from it. C&G just started doing it one time in early spring and like to sell a cone or two every visit. And I've seen other 3,4,5 year olds walk up and do the same thing, without seeing anyone else do it! Not sure if that's what the playground designers intended, but they've set up some nice pretend play areas too!
So, anyway, that's a view at a typical summer morning for us. Lots and lots of outdoor play and exploring!
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3 comments:
Looks like fun! That picture of Gillian swining is awesome!
Outdoor play and exploration always seems to be a lot of fun. There were a lot of geese with those ducks in the pond. I'm not a fan of geese...I literally got "goosed" by one as a kid and there is a goose at the wildlife park we go to that pecks at people if they don't give the goose some of the food for the bears. The playground looks like a lot of fun...I love the "ice cream window"!
Looks like a TON of fun! I agree, the weather on Monday was gorgeous, but also made me sad a little because it was weather that can only really be when summer is at an end. It went too quickly this year!!
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