Victoria Day Weekend, 2011

On Victoria Day, we took the kids to Alexander Park for a picnic lunch and some playtime.

Daddy served up the pizza and bread sticks for lunch, while Ryan began to explore the great outdoors.

After we ate, I took Ryan to the baby swings. He stayed in them for a long time, and seemed to enjoy the motion.

Andrea wanted to go way up high, and she was doing most of the work herself!

There was a big, grassy hill above the swings. Kevin went to explore and survey the area.

Andrea quickly discovered that this hill was great for rolling down. She showed Kevin how to do it.

Ryan looks like he's saying, "Seriously, Mum?  I'm not an infant anymore. You can make it go higher!" (I was pushing it gently, and intermittently, because I was trying to take pictures and watch his brother and sister, too. )

Andrea also had fun going down the twisty slide . . . weeeeeeeeeeee!

Ryan was very excited when I first put him down in the grass. He was waving his arms and legs all over the place!

But he did notice that it tickled his feet a lot!

Kevin decided it was fun to slide down the hill on his bum. Thank goodness he was wearing green today, to hide the grass stains! 

Ryan decided it was time for a beverage break.  He relaxed with a bottle under a shady tree, reclining on Mommy.

Kevin lay on his back, watching the clouds float by. He needed a break after running away from Mommy and Daddy, all over the park, as fast as his little legs could go. 

We needed a break from chasing Kevin!  Daddy went off to lounge in the grass and get a little peace.

Andrea helped me plant some flowers after we got home.  It's the first time we've really tried potting and planting in our yard.  Mommy's got a brown thumb, but both Kevin and Andrea have shown an interest in gardening.

Within ten minutes, a severe thunderstorm literally came out of nowhere!  Luckily, we managed to get the kids, tools, and unpotted plants under cover.  The newly potted plants got a bit beat up by the storm, but they bounced back to health.