Beaman Park

We went hiking this afternoon and took a picnic to Beaman, one of our favorite parks.  

 I used my new trick to get them to pose... serious...

 silly...

 serious...

 silly...

 oops, Story was confused this was supposed to be serious.

Picnic in the Park

I have to start this post off by saying I had nothing to do with the clothes my children are wearing! Faith Meadow gave the girls some hand me downs when we saw her over the weekend, so they insisted on wearing these. I know the dress Lyric has on is way too small and I suggested she wear something else and yes I know the dress Story is wearing isn't really appropriate for the park. But they are 4 and 2 does it really matter what they are wearing?

We went to story time at the library today and I packed us a picnic for the park afterward.

As soon as we got to the picnic table we were surrounded by geese. The girls were terrified, but they figured out a solution, just sit on top of the table:-)I can't say that I blame them. Those geese are some pretty ugly creatures!When the girls realized the geese just wanted food I had a hard time keeping them from throwing their whole lunch to them. The birds were hungry, too!After we ate, the girls played on the play scape for a while.Miss Cadence was pretty proud of herself for climbing up!We had a good time exploring the park.

Baby Cadence had a good time, but just couldn't hang with the big girls!

Picnic with Grammy

Grammy came to visit us for the day today. It wasn't too terribly hot this afternoon, so we decided to go to Berry Springs Park in Georgetown and have a picnic. I packed us some sandwiches, pretzels, fruit and Oreos. It was so nice sitting under the trees on the blanket. Lyric was really excited about the Oreos! We discovered something about Cadence today. We gave her an Oreo, her first ever, and she opened it up and started licking the filling. Are children just born with the trait of how to eat an Oreo? It was really funny to see her eating that Oreo like a pro! After we finished our lunch we played on the play scape for a while, but when we got out from under our tree it was HOT!! Story had a tummy ache, so we didn't play too long. Of course before leaving we had to pet the donkeys. It took a while to call them over, but eventually they came and the girls got to pet them. Overall it was a fun day at one of our favorite parks!

Friday Fun

We had a great evening with the family tonight! It started off with the two little ones napping this afternoon.

Daddy did this to Cadence, but Story did this to herself. Anyone who knows Story knows she would rather be without clothes whenever possible!

I bought a package of flowers that are supposed to make a "butterfly garden" Don't you just love the $1.00 section at Target? I thought it would be fun to try. Anyway, we decided to plant it today. Even if we don't grow any flowers; it was pretty educational just getting the spot ready.

We saw a colony of ants with their eggs. When Devon raised the rock they were under they started picking up the eggs and scrambling around. We also saw a few spiders. This one was pretty big and scary, but daddy assured us it wasn't dangerous. We saw a ton of rolly pollies. Of course, Lyric had to pick one up!

The girls ran around and played while daddy moved the rocks to get the spot ready for the flowers. Yes, Story is wearing her house shoes. Daddy suggested her tennis shoes, but she refused because, "These are more comfortable."

Cadence sat on Fred and watched. She really was having a good time despite the sour look on her face!

The girls would come and help periodically. They did spread the seeds.

Lyric was quite the expert waterer! She was very excited to have this job. I wonder how long it will take for the excitement of watering to wear off?

Daddy grilled us all a burger for supper. YUMMY!! Cadence had her first Cheeto. She liked it! I know she is only seven months old and probably shouldn't be eating Cheetos, but the kid won't eat anything... SO now we can add Cheetos to the short list of foods she will eat. They were baked... does that make it better?

For dessert we had Strawberry Short Cake. Well, that is except Story she had Banana Short Cake. I've never heard of it, but she really liked it. In fact, when she was done she said, "More cake!"

I tried to get the girls to pose for a picture after we ate, but that is next to impossible!

The night ended with the three girls taking a dip in the tub. This got crazy really quick, so Cadence was removed shortly after her entrance for her own safety! A picnic supper complete with dessert is enough to send big sisters over the edge with excitement!