Random shot I threw in here. I like it of the girls and I. I did a good job of hiding my arm in this self taken photo. :-)
Ellie and I, resting at Lafortune after a 5K. If you don't know already, I looooove to take long walks. It is the best opportunity to talk about anything under the sun. I had the bright idea a few weekends ago to walk Lafortune as a family of 4. Colin looked at me like I was a loon when I brought up the idea. What's the big deal? It's only 3 miles!! He gave in reluctantly and I'm just thinking to myself that I will have to be the physically active leader in the family and I can't wait for Colin to be excited about it. We packed up and headed to 51st and Yale.
Ellie was in the stoller from the travel system and Jackie in the umbrella stroller. All is good. They were both happy, smiling children during mile 1. Colin was pushing the umbrella stroller and complaining away about pushing it through the gravel. I traded places with him feeling very good about my decision to take the harder of 2 jobs, but in my head thinking he was just a complainer. Well, it was actually a pain the rear to push that thing through the gravel trail. Did I mention, we weren't even past mile 1? Well, pretty soon Jackie was tired of the stoller. Colin put her on his shoulders. As most 2 year olds do, she grew tired of most scenarios pretty quickly. She walked, was carried, was forced to ride in the stroller and carried again for a 5K. The whole way we are promising her that the play ground was just around the corner....
We finally made it and I'm glad we went, but maybe next time we'll do a shorter walk and reach the playground a bit sooner. You just have to know your limits with kids and we are constantly testing them. It keeps life interesting, that is for sure!
