A Pond Double-Header!

It was a beautiful day here in Georgia.  It wasn't as hot as it was over the weekend, but not so cold that the kids complain about being chilly when taking a walk around the pond.  So... we were out for most of the day, whenever we weren't sleeping or eating, pretty much!

Oh... and I guess when David and I weren't dancing!

 I was feeling crazy, and let Therese bring a baby doll out for our first trip to the pond - this morning.  Today this baby doll's name was Aana Clare, and she has made it known that it is not a baby doll, actually.  It is just a baby.  She let me know that she and David got married two days ago, and Aana Clare is their baby.  Oh, FYI:  Mary Lanoue was evidently their flower girl!

Both times today David brought us into this gazebo for a swing.  In the morning we all sat and swang, but in the evening, David only wanted to push us... and he was mighty good at it, I might add!

 It did rain last night during the night, but almost everything had dried off.  However, David, being a boy, easily found the few things that had not and STOMPED in them with all his might!

 This mud was found at the bottom of the slide!

 Oh... and just for the record, David LOVES ducks and geese!  I can totally picture him being that little kid with the pet goose who follows him to school, etc.  He just LOVES them!  And not only in the pond.  He gets really excited whenever he even sees them in picture books.  They are definitely his new favorite thing.

 After naps (oh, and the kids are doing GREAT sleeping in the same bed!  They barely even need much coaxing to conk out or stay asleep any more.  Deo Gratias!) we went out for our second pond trip, and David was finding it hard to be motivated to walk without his sister's hand in his!

Along with a swing by David at gazebo #1, we also had some fun in gazebo #2 this time:

 We had a long, extended time at the playground, because the kids had taken an early nap, and I made split pea for supper, so there was no prep time needed. 

 A few Therese shots:

  Mama and her Little Man!

 David trying desperately to get up to the monkey bars (which he can hang on to by himself for quite a while, I might add, whenever mom lifts him up to grab them!) 

 Our outdoor day finally came to an end, and we headed in for split pea soup, which both kids had (and finished) thirds of!  Wow!  They make Mommy feel so good about her cooking and their eating some times!

And after bath time, David was extra super snuggly!  My Little Chipotle!