281

281… That’s the number of photos I took in just one afternoon at the park.

You see why blogging is such a hard job for me?  Who has time to write anything when you have 281 photos to sort through?  I just can’t help myself though.  I have two little people that constantly remind me to step back and enjoy the ride when I’m feeling overwhelmed.   Not only do I want to remember every last second of their childhood when I’m old and gray (which is creeping up on me… gray hair shouldn’t happen to blondies this early in life!), but sometimes it hits me that they are growing up SO fast and they might not look the same tomorrow.  Therefore, I need 281 pictures within one hour to remember them just like this.  :)

In true fashion, we decided to up and leave Columbia for 48 hours.  I packed up the kids and the dog and headed to Greenville, hoping for a fun day that would be capped off with a visit with Mickey and Minnie at Chick Fil A.  (I wasn’t the only one who had that idea, but more on that later).  We were able to leave town early enough that we made it just in time for lunch, so like any good mother would do, I found a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut drive-thru.  Loaded with personal pan pizzas and chicken soft tacos, we took off to Cleveland Park (connects to Falls Park from the October post) and had ourselves a picnic.




(side note:  this is lemonade… I may live in the south, but I do not condone sodas for two year olds.)

After lunch, we walked over to the playground.  It’s amazing how much they enjoyed this “new” park… I suppose the same ol’ one we go to every day gets boring after a while.

“Hmmm, leaves… What can we do with these?”

 

THROW THEM!!!!

When the leaves lost their luster, it was time to run and jump some more.







And last on our park agenda:  Connor’s turn!




He had so much fun that his “joker face” came out, which reminds us that he’s part pug.  :)



After three hours of play, it was almost time to head over to Chick Fil A to meet Mickey & Minnie.  We had a little time to kill, so we went to the Williams’ to wait it out.  I should have known better, but I assumed getting there right at 5:30 when the event started would be perfect.  Here’s how that worked out for me…



SLAMMED.  Shoulder-to-shoulder, standing-room-only.  If you think I’m crazy enough to try that mess with two tired toddlers you can think again.  So instead, we ordered Chinese take-out and headed back to the lake!

All in all, a wonderful day (worth much more than 281 pictures! :).