mesa falls

mesa falls is beautiful. and always has some dried animal poop to play with. nice max. (jakob was staying at nona's and wasn't the least bit upset he missed this little outing because "who wants to see a bunch of water go over a cliff?")

beaverdick park

i know. i know. the absolute worst name for a park ever. they should really name it something else. anything else. moving on. we went to go check it out, and it was flooded. completely underwater. the monkeys were thrilled. because it is pretty awesome when your bum skims water when you swing.

please disregard riley's "sport's illustrated swimsuit model pose". where does she come up with these things?!

the spray park

we usually like the spray park here. it has 3 slides and a giant bucket that dumps water on you (max is not a fan) and there are always friends to play with. but let's be honest, the water is freezing! the monkey's teeth are constantly chattering and they always end up wanting to go over to the swings so i can push them forever and ever and ever.

the carousel

riley and max get free passes from the library to ride the carousel. they love it. and that makes me happy.

my doods

there are about 5 little boys in the neighborhood right around max's age. he calls them all his "doods". that's much easier than remembering everyone's name. he definately has his favorites, though. silly little boy. can i get a picture with your tongue in your mouth? no? ok.