Riley Park

On Sunday night, after getting the kids into bed (finally), we were exhausted and yet still decided to watch a movie with Janeen and her friend Sydney...not just any movie, but a LONG movie. Australia...which was pretty good, but definitely long. So Monday morning came around and didn't show too much quick movement on the part of the parents. While Tyler was in the shower, he suggested that we do something fun as a family that day and we quickly packed up what we could think of for a picnic and headed over to Riley Park. We haven't been in about 2 years, and it's the kind of place that's made for 2 and 4 year-olds. We had a nice picnic lunch and the kids had a blast splashing in the pool. It wasn't as hot on Monday as it had been in the previous week (thank goodness says this pregnant lady!) but still decent enough for such an outing. We were in such a hurry that we didn't bring any sort of water toys to play with, but Lucy made friends with another little girl and didn't seem to notice much the lack of toys. After our lunch the kids were a bit chilly, so we got dressed and headed over to the park for a while. I was pretty much exhausted by this point, so Tyler played with the kids on the playground, plus other people's kids too. He's just begging to be called into the nursery! We headed home exhausted after a quick stop at Tyler's office. We had so much fun that I told Tyler I was going to make it a frequent visit for this summer. It's so close to his office too, that he can pop by for a picnic lunch with his family pretty easily. It was busy, but manageable, and we're usually outta there by 2pm for Max's nap, so we avoid the big afternoon crowds anyway. I love how his genius mind works.
Both kids have been a bit sick since then. Feverish and a tiny bout of vomiting from Max last night, followed by his sister this morning. I'm hoping this all goes away as we have a wedding on Friday that Lucy is the flower girl for, and she's been excited for nearly a year for this moment. I'd hate for a fever to spoil her big day.