Sleepover, Photowalk, and Learning to Ride

As you may know from Danica's post yesterday, she had a sleepover and a photowalk. There wasn't much sleep for her or grandma because she had a bad cough that kept them both awake. It's not often that I am the one to sleep in as it were, but they were up and breakfasting when I awoke at 6:30.

I have some photos (gasp! really?) and will end with a video of JJ learning to ride his bike.

She wanted to bake, so she and grandma made bran muffins with chocolate chips.

In the evening, we went on a photowalk, she carrying my 7D. The strap was a little long, but she didn't mind at all.

There are a few gaps off the trail where we can get down to the river and take a look about.

I have enver seen the water so low. We were able to get out on
the rocks that are usually covered, but there were algae blooms all over,
wrecking the view. Just a week or so ago, the water ran clear. There was less snow
than normal last winter and it was followed by a droughtish spring. Even though
we are getting some rain now, it's still not a lot, so the water levels remain low.

Posing on one of the boardwalks over a swampy area.

After a hot and muggy walk, it was time to head home, with showers for the sweaty adults. Then we settled in for some snacks, Netflix and hugs.

Long time readers will know how much I love this girl.

Next day, we stopped at Tims for lunch followed by a bit of shopping before taking her home.

When we got there, JJ was keen to resume his bike riding efforts, so we all went out to help.

It was slow going for awhile, but then he got it. In the video, you will see that a certain red car acted as a magnet for him. Thankfully, he always managed to avoid scraping it.



You can see how pleased he was with himself at the end. What fun to be present for this milestone.