At the park

Yesterday was such a gorgeous day that it seemed a shame to not spend it outside. So we took a trip to McKinley Park, which Gavin refers to as "the cool park." Gavin didn't want to slow down long enough for me to get many pictures, but I did manage to snap a few of him chasing the ducks. Yeah, since we didn't bring any old bread to feed the ducks, we had to chase them instead.

Here's a picture of the fountain with the playground behind it.


And here are some pictures of Gavin torturing the ducks.




The roses were in full bloom.


After a couple of hours at the park, we headed up to Roseville to visit a new scrapbook store that recently opened. This is by far the best scrapbook store in town. It's huge, and has some fabulous products that I haven't seen at any other stores. Did I mention it's huge?

And this is just a small portion of the store.


Unfortunately, Gavin doesn't like shopping for scrapbook materials as much as I do, so I didn't get to explore as much as I wanted to. After we left the scrapbook mecca, we stopped for a refreshing Jamba Juice, and found a Jelly Belly store and got a free sample.

Jamba and Jellies

Oh, and did I mention there was a mariachi band at the park? We love free entertainment. Looking forward to more nice weather today. We've already been to another park today, and Gavin's itching to get back outside. Are you done on the computer yet? I guess I can tell him yes pretty soon.

*Update* We spent over six hours at the park today, with three separate visits. First a visit to Marriott park with our new friends Ella and Jake, an afternoon visit with the bike, and an evening picnic. Trying to enjoy the weather before it becomes so horribly hot that we can't bear to be outside.