After our berry picking morning, we woke the twins early from nap (or more accurately, Molly woke up early, so we proceeded to get Lily up too) and Kyle joined us in taking the girls to a couple new parks this afternoon. We first tried Shawnee Mission Park (where our professional photos were taken but we didn't have a chance to truly check it out). We found paddle boats - one of my personal favorites - but Claire was deemed not tall enough or old enough to go in them which was hugely disappointing. The twins were also fascinated by the boats and water ....
... but they were giving us too much of a scare around the water (and Claire was grumpy about the paddle boats), so we left in search of a safer environment. We ended up at some park in Lenexa with a lake, walking trails, and a small park which the kids enjoyed. The water view was much safer there ....
... and Kyle ran into some folks he knew who let Claire try her hand at fishing ...
... and while the kids were entertained, I actually took more nature photos than kid photos at the park (a rarity, yes), although I'm only posting my favorite here of the bee buzzing around the flower ...
... and our only bad (quite bad) moment was when Lily bit the dust and fell straight on her mouth. She had bleeding gums, but her teeth don't seem to be loose, but Kyle did find a piece of cracked tooth. We just haven't yet figured out which tooth cracked. Ugggg. It's always something, isn't it?
And after all this excitement from today, I'm fairly certain I'm as tired, but as satisfied, as the kids. Parks are the best, free entertainment to be found.
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