Park Days!

The week before Christmas, we were plagued by more rain than any little child could handle.  Washington County was in the flood mode with roads closed, tractors working full time to keep the debris from causing havoc,  and people sandbagging around houses and businesses.  But anyone who has a 3yr old and a 1 yr old know that the real disaster comes from having  two little kids cooped up in the house for days on end.  So the minute the sun broke through, we donned our coats and took the kids to the park.   Two days we went to the park that Lakie calls the “Blue Park” (Bloomington Park) because all of the swings and play toys are bright blue. 

They love to swing and Laken keeps saying  “Higher Gramma Kacky,  Higher!”  Sawyer is just happy to be in the swing and have everyone’s attention on her.

She also loves Laken taking her down the slide.

Laken is like his Uncle Bubba though -  He can’t pass any water without throwing rocks into it.  

We walked to the river, and took a look at water going down the Virgin River.

 
Not sure what Laken doesn't understand about the yellow caution tape.  He just bent right down and walked under it.  (Maybe if you don't touch it, it doesn't count?
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 Sawyer thinks if Laken can do it, she can too.  Crawling works just as well to go under the tape.

 It looks like a river of chocolate milk, doesn't it?

 Sawyer likes being on my shoulders, but every once in a while, she has to lean down and say "Hi!" just make sure I'm still there.

The next day we brought Laken’s bike and went for a walk along the river.   Laken found some construction equipment and just had to climb on it.  He tried to get inside to drive it, but luckily it was locked.  Cousin Judd might have to hire him some day!

Tuesday we tried “Mean Duck Park” just below Stone Cliff.   It has all of the swings and toys, plus, you guessed it, mean ducks and geese in a huge pond. 

 Laken likes this park because there is a bike jump that is just his size.   He goes over it again and again  popping wheelies and catching air.

 "Laken Blaine Gardner Travis Pistrana Superhero "goes again!

 Laken had to keep checking to make sure the ducks weren't coming!

Pretty cool kid!

Unfortunately, Jaime got a package of crackers out and the geese and ducks heard the wrapper and came running – or waddling I guess.  They were not backing up and unfortunately, Sawyer stuck her finger out to point at one and got nipped.   

Her finger was hurt, her feeelings hurt, but she still wanted to get to the ducks!

Nothing like a swing to make a kid feel better!

Right next to the park are horses, and we usually stop and pet them just before we leave. We stand by the fence, and the horses come up and let us pet them.   

 Today however, I’m not sure if they were just hungry, or Laken looked like a good meal, but they tried to eat his hair.

 And then to add insult to injury, they bit his knees are he was sitting here. 

So, maybe this is going to be called “Mean Duck and Mean Horse” park now!