a day at the park

There's nothing like a day at the park that allows us to act like a kid again and reconnect with our inner spirits. I'm definitely looking forward to more playground time with Kai.

We went to Lake Lily park in Maitland yesterday with Kai and Grandpa Bill and Grandma Janet. Erin packed us a delicious lunch and we fed the amazingly-tame ducks and ibis' stale bread and leftovers. Kai was fascinated, and was trying to grab one of the females ducks that came right up to within inches of us. I actually had to shoo the ducks away because I didn't want one of them to peck at one of Kai's outstretched fingers. That's right, ducks are scared of me.

Kai loved the swing set - the higher he went the more he laughed. It was so unbelievably cute.

One of the best things about Kai is that it's motivating us to get outside and experience all that there is to experience. When was the last time you went to a playground and swung for no reason at all? It's funny how as we get older it takes a baby to get us to drop our guards and go have some fun. That may be the best part of being a dad.

New photos are online in Kai's online photo album. Enjoy!