A Day Out

Every January we have a warm up period in our weather here in Utah. Tempratures rise and our air gets more and more polluted. Yesterday was one of those warmer days and I decided to brave the horrible air quality outside and take James to the park. Since I had found some old bread the day before (while organizing our pantry) I decided to take him to Murray Park to play and feed the ducks. Since James ADORES his Uncle Robbie (who did not work yesterday and will soon be going on a mission for two years) he came too!

When we got to the park we didn't find too many ducks. We did, however, find gaggles of geese! James wasn't too sure about feeding them at first but rapidy caught on and started enjoying it. The initially cautious geese slowly gathered closer and closer until we were completely surrounded and there were even some geese eating out of our hands!

Once the bread ran out we headed for the park. On the way there we found a muskrat scurrying around on the grass. He froze as soon as we caught sight of him. He was HUGE!

The park was a riot. Since James was not walking before it started to cool off last fall, this was only his second or third trip to the park. He LOVED it! He kept squealing and giggling and running around. Thankfully everything was dry enough he didn't get completely soaked. He loved the slides (especially the big one he went down with Uncle Robbie over and over), the spinning cup thing (the last two pics in the slide show), running around at random, and attempting to make friends with the other kids at the park.

When I tried to get him to stop and have some picnic lunch he threw a fit. All I could get him to eat was apple juice, a few gummie fruit snacks, and a couple potato chips (talk about a meal of champs!)

All in all we were there for almost an hour and a half. James still was heartbroken when we left. Guess I'll have to watch the weather for more clear days when we can go to the park again!

PS- After all this excitement we ALL (yes, this includes Robbie and myself) went home and took a nap. Parks are tiring!

Walking Finally!!!

James is FINALLY walking with some confidence. He kinda keeps his hands in front of him like Frankenstein but the fact that he actually prefers to walk rather than crawl is a big step. He takes his walking very seriously too. If he falls it pretty much signals the end of his world and he is emotional for quite some time. This walking business does come with some down sides though (as we all have discovered). James has more than a few rather large bruises on his body. He keeps trying to run too. He's got it all figured out except for the part where his legs and feet keep up! Before I know it I'll have a very mobile, very fast, and even more meddlesome toddler.