Due to lack of planning ahead on my part, we had a ziploc of tortilla chips, snack packs of wheat thins, string cheese, an apple, and a bag of chocolate chips ('Cause lets face it...what kind of picnic would it be without desert?) After we spread our lovely meal out on the table, a family of 5 started setting their picnic up on the table right next to ours. We all stared with mouths open and drool dripping as they unloaded their KFC meal, complete with mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, biscuits, and fried chicken. Our meal suddenly lost all appeal. Bennett hopped off the bench and started circling them like a vulture, eyeing the family suspiciously. Matt and I noticed the signs of him going in for the kill, we quickly packed our Wal-Mart sack back up and headed for the park instead.
Jacks loves the swings. I pushed and pushed until my arms almost fell off so I insisted he get out and slide down the slides. He just stood and stared at the swings longingly.
Bennett soon came up requesting we leave.
A walk around the lake seemed like the thing to do. It would have been a pleasant walk except half way around, a man who was fishing picked up a snake and started flinging it around. I almost went into hysterics, but a nice young woman walking by informed me that the huge garden snake was harmless...Thanks, I needed that pep talk, it really calmed me down. For the next half of the walk, my mind started playing games with me. Every stick I saw suddenly transformed into a snake. An exasperated Matt ran back to get the car to pick us up at the docks.
After making it back home safe and sound, Jemma and I played in the house (avoiding any creatures that might cause nightmares).
4 comments:
Cute pics! you really need to make up for the lack of good picnic food and try again! Wait...there's my suggestion for dinner tonight! and if there are snakes...and apparently there are (because this is not the first mention of snakes) I am not visiting until you move. Although, I may come kidnapp Jemma for awhile!
I just laugh when I read about your outings. You plan ahead as well as I do, and taking 3 kids ANYWHERE is ALWAYS an adventure. At least your kids are cute right? That little Jemma is adorable!! And I'm terrified of snakes too, I ran one over last summer in our parking lot, and then backed up and ran it over again and again and again. The neighborhood kids just stood and starred like I was the meanest person ever. Well ... I AM!
Mitch and I both hate snakes. We probably would have played rock, paper, sciccors to figure out who it would be to go get the car. Heehee. Your little girl is getting so big and she is so cute!
Ash, I miss you..you have such a cute family. You better move back to Idaho when we do. I need a good friend like you close!
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