a new fav place

we have a new fav park. this is so awesome. . . peacocks just inches away from the kids . . . peahens and peachicks too! and even some eggs! it was sooooooo darn cool! :) there are turtles and fish and beautiful plants. this will be our new picnic destination when the cooler weather arrives. a 40 minute drive to be this close to so many beautiful things is worth it!

park time with g&g

what a beautiful day for some park time with g&g before they headed home. we brought a picnic to one of our favorite parks and hung out for a couple hours! :) it was great. it was so fun to see all four kiddos playing so independently of each other . . . climbing, swinging, jumping, and balancing. it is so cool to see b.c. thinking he can keep up with the big kids! :) they had fun showing off to g&g! :) and of course the afternoon wouldn't be complete without a little meltdown . . . ken freaked out about a bug (and daddy snapped the great picture - above and to the left!) :)

perfect weather for a park day!

kam, b.c., and i had a wonderful morning at the park. the weather was perfect . . . the park was perfect . . . we even had a perfect picnic! kam is so much fun at the park, becoming more and more adventurous each time! :) b.c. is following in her footsteps and now wants to get down instead of being carried around . . . of course he only wants to get down so he can eat the mulch . . . but he keeps things exciting! :)

b.c. has never had juice . . . he found kam's juice box on the blanket, tipped it over, and starting lapping it off the blanket like a dog! he had his face pressed into it! :) so funny! :) kam loved that she got to pack her lunch in a lunch box . . . like a big kid! :) ohhhhh! this spring/summer will be sooooo much fun! :)

a wonderful weekend!

wow! everyone was healthy! grammy came to visit and help out (and give me a much needed break!)! the weather was gorgeous! things were looking up! :) the kids had lots of fun playing with grammy and having a movie night while bailey and i got to go to dinner and a movie all by ourselves! a treat for everyone! thanks, mom! :) on sunday it was off to the park for a picnic and family time! it was lots of firsts for b.c.. . first picnic, first cheeto, first time on the slide by himself! the girls had so much fun picking flowers, checking out the water, and eating cupcakes from grammy! :) what a perfect afternoon! what a great weekend! things are looking up for the baileys! :)