Mini Road Trip

Thanks, Dad for inviting Archer and I for a spontaenous road trip to visit Andrae Kohler State Park. I've posted some pictures here:
http://archerandshellypics.blogspot.com/2008/04/sunday-adventure.html

But the pictures REALLY don't do it justice! This place is really cool, tons of dunes and a board walk that goes along the dunes, up and down and all around... Between the dunes and the lake is a beautiful beach, nice sand and lots of space so even if there are lots of people it seems like there's probably plenty of room for everyone without too much over-crowding. (Of course, we'll find out this summer, I hope my prediction isn't wrong!) As we walked and walked and walked, up and down and all around (sing the Pop Goes the Weasel song as you read this, "In and out and all about"), Dad and I wondered how they chose the path of the board walk. I told him I was sure they picked a kid about Archer's age and then just told him to walk and they followed. No straight lines, no shortest routes, just back and forth, meandering around until they finally made it from one end of the park to the other.

Archer did really well, walked almost the whole way but when he finally got tired he enjoyed the bumpy ride in the stroller and I ran when I could, walked when I could run no more. The only thought in my mind as I ran was that I DEFINITELY did not want to slip on the sand that covered parts of the board walk. I had visions of me going down, and Archer flying out of the stroller and rolling down a steep sand dune screaming. Memories of the sledding incident are coming to mind... Thankfully, this did not happen and we finished our long walk with no major injuries.

The nice weather and beautiful park have me really excited about our family camping trip this summer!

Oh yeah, here's some pictures of my dancing baby - the girl that stops everything and starts dancing the second she hears any kind of music. I can't wait to get her into ballet classes, or something!

http://archerandshellypics.blogspot.com/2008/04/dancing-baby.html