Reprieve at the Park

Hello, dear blog readers! After the kids spent the afternoon trying to make their own fun (and ultimately battling boredom without toys out and about), we packed a picnic dinner and went to the park. I tried to get some good photos on our camera, but I couldn't figure out what F stop to use (I probably even got that term wrong!) and the pictures turned out really dark. As a result, you get phone photos from Instagram. (I LOVE this app!)

Blossom has decided that she doesn't mind grass after all. This is a first. She usually cries when we put her down on the ground. This was the only picture I got of Lem's face. Every other photo either depicted a blur or the back of his head, but that's pretty normal for a three-year-old boy. Climber of logs, swinger of sticks large and small, and runner of great toddler speeds, he keeps us on our toes.

This girl has really started to get busy. While Blossom is still not walking, she nevertheless loves to climb on things and this week has mastered climbing on/off the furniture, kitchen chairs, and the stroller. She would love to be a connoisseur of the best pebbles that the park has to offer, but Mom got in the way of her taste testing. She settled for sampling a few wood chips instead.

Choking hazards, heat, and gnats aside, they had a great time and came home sweaty, tired, and fairly ready for bed. Thank goodness for trees, grass, and shade on a hot day.

Happy Thursday, dear blog readers!