A Winter Walk Around our Loop

Wednesday, 1-14-09
Today was the first beautiful day of the New Year. We were so excited to get out and play and walk around. We just took a walk around our loop. It doesn't sound like that far, but the kids make it plenty long.....close to an hour today. Elissa really wanted to be the one to walk Sandy and Zach is a little speedster on his trike.

We headed around the loop and stopped at the open lot to go play on the rocky beach we get every winter when the water level drops on Lake Tapps. It is also fun to go on the beach and explore (find lots of golf balls) and throw rocks into the water. Usually the water is all the way to the steps.

Sandy really wanted to get in the water and retrieve sticks, but she is still recovering from surgery. This summer will be really fun with her.

Zach had a lot of fun throwing rocks into the lake, but for some reason he always wanted to pick up the biggest and heaviest.

The kids playing in a drain pipe.

Our beautiful view!

Back on our way further around the loop. This is a new house being built on the water. There was one of those 70's style round houses here that they leveled and have put up this.

The kids always have to stop and throw rocks from the side of the road. I try to tell them that people pay to have these rocks put here, but they don't listen very well. It is very hard to get Zach to get going from here.

Then Zach looks into some people's mailboxes....

Then they always have to walk along these bricks and I usually have to start carrying Zach's bike.

Here is Elissa way up in front of us.....

And here is Zach still playing with the rocks and I'm calling for him to keep coming....I'm ready to be home by this time. :0)

A new way to get Zach going.....let him walk the dog.

Yeah our home!

Then the kids wanted to ride Zach's trike down our little incline on our drive way. They get going pretty fast.

Zach is a real dare devil!

As I'm trying to now get them in the house, they go "exploring" in our little patch of woods.

They finally did come in the house and right through to the backyard. I was freezing, but they wanted to play some more. So I, of course, took that time to check up on facebook. LOL

When they finally came in I took them straight up to a warm bath with lots of bubbles.
Elissa said, "This is a great day!". :0)