Lorimer, Masons Mill, and potluck
Saturday morning we woke up to gorgeous weather - sunny and on the way to about 72 degrees. It was a perfect antidote to the cold, dreary gloom of late winter. Anna woke me up as usual, and Nick was milling about as well, so we grabbed our wagon from the garage and drove over to Lorimer Park for a morning walk:
We skipped stones along the creek:
We saw a Canada goose up in a tree, which is something we don't think we have ever seen before:
And we took some pictures at the big rock, including the most beautiful picture Anna has taken in quite some time:
In the afternoon we got a chance to socialize with our friends the Lesters (Greg and Aly) and the Killenbecks (Eric and Michelle). They each have, I don't know, fourteen kids or something, so among the three families we seemed to have enough small children to form a college marching band.
We started out by meeting at Masons Mill Park, and the joint was jumping even though the sun had given way to clouds:
My kids ran around nonstop for the better part of two hours:
Here are Greg and Eric, looking stoic about fatherhood:
The Lesters and the Killenbecks then came over to our house for a summer-themed potluck dinner, which (because of the weather) turned out to be more timely than we ever would have guessed when we picked this date. Chelsea's mom whipped up a feast for everyone - burgers, hot dogs, bratwurst, two kinds of potato salad, roasted corn, and more. Our dining room table was completely covered with food.
After dinner, Greg read a book to Anna and his daughter Julia:
The kids eventually started to fade, and the adults were soon behind them. All in all, this would have ranked as a great Saturday any time of year. To have it in March was a real treat.
We skipped stones along the creek:
We saw a Canada goose up in a tree, which is something we don't think we have ever seen before:
And we took some pictures at the big rock, including the most beautiful picture Anna has taken in quite some time:
In the afternoon we got a chance to socialize with our friends the Lesters (Greg and Aly) and the Killenbecks (Eric and Michelle). They each have, I don't know, fourteen kids or something, so among the three families we seemed to have enough small children to form a college marching band.
We started out by meeting at Masons Mill Park, and the joint was jumping even though the sun had given way to clouds:
My kids ran around nonstop for the better part of two hours:
Here are Greg and Eric, looking stoic about fatherhood:
The Lesters and the Killenbecks then came over to our house for a summer-themed potluck dinner, which (because of the weather) turned out to be more timely than we ever would have guessed when we picked this date. Chelsea's mom whipped up a feast for everyone - burgers, hot dogs, bratwurst, two kinds of potato salad, roasted corn, and more. Our dining room table was completely covered with food.
After dinner, Greg read a book to Anna and his daughter Julia:
The kids eventually started to fade, and the adults were soon behind them. All in all, this would have ranked as a great Saturday any time of year. To have it in March was a real treat.
