Kayak

Lake Anza

We finally made it out to Lake Anza. This year the summer was long, and even after the swim season ended the days were hot.On this day, it was in the 90's and Lake Anza opened special during the weekdays to compensate for the extremely hot weather.We had been wanting to go all summer and simply never got around it, so this was lucky for us. it was great timing. When we arrived, we find an amazingly shady spot near the water.We ended up running into our friend Otter, who just happened to also be going swim on the same day. It was great to run into them and chat, as it had been a long while since we last saw them.The water was nice a cool, the sand was great for digging and Holly was having a wonderful time. We had plans on meeting Chloe there, but they were running late.We borrowed some cool sand toys from other kids and had a great time digging and playing. We also used a raft and Holly floated around in the water, she loved it. She had so much fun.We wished Daddy could be with us, but he was hard at work. We hope to come often next summer, but there are just so many great places to go.By the end of the day it was Hot, and we were super tired and exhausted. We were ready to make our way home and take a nice long nap.

Duck Pond

Near Isabel's place is this cool little beach, next to a lake.It was in a large regional park so we decided to take the girls to play.They really liked the dirt, mud, sand and water.Just having a huge field to run around to, on the way to the water was fun.They didn't go into the water though, it wasn't that clean.There were hundred's of ducks that called it home.Isabel was nice enough to wade in and fill the buckets with water for the girls to play with.It was such a lovely day, with a warm summer breeze.Katherine is a well prepared MommySo she had with her a blanket we could all sit on while we watched the girls playThey had a lot of fun and we took so many cute pictures of them.Holly really liked this wagon, sometimes it is hard for the girls to shareBut they were really good about taking turnsWe had enough buckets and shovels so that wasn't an issue.But the wagon was a coveted prize.I was really proud of myself, as I let Holly get as dirty as she wanted to get.Sometimes I get a bit uptight about messes and dirt, but philosophically I know she needs them.That's what Daddys are for :-)After a while the ducks came to play.The girls were so excitedIf I recall correctly Isabel had some bread to feed them.The girls enjoyed grabbing the crumbs and throwing them.Some seagulls joined in on the mealThere were geese too thoughApparently they can be rather aggressiveBefore we knew it, the birds took over the coast line.And when we ran out of bread, they didn't want to take no for an answerSo we decided it was time to pack up and head outThe last thing we wanted was for it to turn into Hitchcock's Birds!