Oh what a beautiful morning

Oh what a beautiful day! The weather here is absolutely springlike today. I am so glad I planned ahead and did my grocery shopping yesterday so this morning was spent in the glorious outdoors and not in the aisles of the grocery store. The boys and I took a quick walk to the park yesterday, but things were pretty wet that we just did a lot of duck and geese watching. Jesse is now contemplating if his favorite thing in the world (trucks) have been replaced with ducks. It is a tough decision for a toddler.

After hearing all about "gucks" from Jesse yesterday, I knew another trip to the park was in order. This time there was no big brother getting bored and asking to go home, so we could linger and stare as long as we wanted. So, after doing the school and preschool drop off, we zipped home, grabbed a snack and my trusty little Canon PowerShot and hit the sidewalk. As we turned the corner I spotted the first crocuses of the season and knew I needed to get a photo. Spring really is here! And I will keep telling myself that when the rain and possible snow arrive this weekend.
Our first stop at the park was the lake to do our duck/geese viewing. Most of the ducks were resting on the grass with their beaks tucked into their feathers. Not too exciting for my Jesse. We walked around the lake and found more geese that were active in the water and nibbling the grass on the banks.
After this we spent the rest of our morning at the playground. Jesse is nothing like his brother and was content in the swing for a few pushes and then he was "All Done". In the days of Nathaniel as a toddler, he could have spent the rest of the morning swinging away.
We then hit all the major highlights of the park. Bouncy bridge, slides, tunnels...

Jesse is not quite ready to go it alone so in this picture I was getting the "there's no way I'm going down that one alone" look. Okay, we moved on.

All in all, a wonderful morning spent with my little guy.

And our carbon fast challenge for today.
Friday, March 27th: Use paper, tissue, toilet paper, and wood that is recycled or has been accredited by the Forest Stewartship Council-this ensures it has come from responsibly managed sustainable forests or confirms that it is recycled (http://www.fsccanada.org/)