Friday, April 13, 2012

Hello Mr. Peacock!

One nice day last week, when it wasn't snowing like it was today, we hit the park and visited our friend peacock for the first time this year!

First up, we fed the ducks and geese. Colin would just throw giant chunks of bread in the water. But Gillian would take her time and rip off tiny little bites to throw. Lasted longer that way. I can you this, the ducks and geese don't care what size the bread is!
IMG_2145.JPG
IMG_2147.JPG

Then we visited our buddy Mr. Peacock and his nervous-Nelly Peahen.
IMG_2151.JPG
IMG_2154.JPG

After seeing all the fowl, we took our bikes down to the bike park. We were the only ones there so we took advantage of all the space and RACED. Colin calls his red bike Lightening McQueen and Gillian calls her blue bike Holly Shiftwell and they like to RACE. And Gillian wins every time. EVERY time. It's not that Colin is slow. It's that he's unfocused. Gillian stares down the finish line and is intensely focused. Colin? Not so much. He prefers to "enjoy the view" while he moseys his way across the parking lot. It's pretty funny to watch. I need to get a video of it!

The kids got tired of racing after a bit so we walked across the road to a little playground and bridge to play before lunch. There was more racing. Foot racing this time!
IMG_2155.JPG
IMG_2157.JPG

Yep. They took good naps that day. Love those active, outdoor mornings.

1 comment:

Patty said...

Looks like fun! We'll be seeing our peacock friend tomorrow when the wildlife park opens. E was afraid of him last year because of his loud squawking...we'll see how we do this year.