We decided this morning to pack up some lunch and take Gabriel for a picnic. We haven't done this since he was very small (9 months old, I think), so this will be the first one he remembers. We went to a park pretty close to our house (brave of us, but it turned out well), that has some shady spots and a small lake with ducks to walk around. Gabriel wanted to play on the playground, but we explained that we were there to have lunch and then take a walk, and it was too hot to play on the playground, which wasn't shaded at all.
He finally understood the concept and happily ate his PB & J and barbecue chips. Then he and Jav kicked the ball around that we brought, knowing that he is all of sudden REALLY into kicking the ball. We walked around the path down towards the water, but it was too muddy to get very close, and the turtle that had been sunning on a stump jumped in the water when he heard us coming. I was hoping Gabriel could look at some ducks or a turtle up close with his homemade binoculars, but he had to settle for a far away view.
We were starting to get really hot so we headed back to the car. That's when the miracle occurred! The distinct chimes of an ice cream truck. Gabriel had his crazy arms going he got so excited. We all shared one cone and decided our spontaneous picnic had been an enormous success!
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