Mommy- Evie time

Just a few pictures of what Evie and I have been up to this week. On tuesday we went to the park with some friends for lunch, and the kids fed the ducks. They were pretty excited. at first we couldn't find any ducks, but then we spotted them across the pond, and the kids started quacking. The ducks were right over to us as soon as they noticed we had food. 

She had a great time at the park with her own little buddies, and no big sisters to boss her around. Some guys were there fishing, and had just caught a decent sized catfish that they let the kids touch. I think Evie was a little creeped out by it. 

I think it was thursday that she begged me to bake cookies. She couldn't find her little apron, so I let her borrow one of mine. She was pretty happy about that. 

She's pretty good at helping with the taste testing.

and the clean up too. 

And of course she's great at making those cookies disappear! (not quite as great as Kiersten, though)

The pool is closed every weekday until 4 PM, which is kind of a bummer, because it would be nice to go hang out with just Evie. But I guess that's what you get when all of the lifeguards have to go back to school. I think if they posted a sign about "no life guard on duty", but still let moms come with the little ones, that would be great. The lifeguards don't watch the baby pool anyway. So we are taking as much advantage of it as we can on the weekends. I just signed Evie up for swim lessons starting in a few weeks and she is so excited about it. she wants to swim like Kara and Kiersten. 

Kara thought it would be nice to float around on the raft almost the entire time we were there. 

poor Keirsten wasn't feeling well. She kept going to the pool, and then coming back a few minutes later to lay down again. 

Ben made sure Kara mixed in some play time with all of her lounging.