Way Down Yonder on the Chattahoochee...

Todd and I took Lauren for a short boat ride tonight on the Chattahoochee River near our house. She was fussing the whole way over to the park, and we were starting to question if this was such a good idea. The second we pulled onto the grounds she grew very quiet and her eyes got very big. She was taking in the woods and the canopy of trees. She was a little uncertain when we first got in the boat, but when Todd let 'er rip, she started giggling and just let the wind blow her little curls about.

She really didn't mind her life jacket at all, which is good because once she started exploring, Mommy and Daddy had to grab on to all sorts of straps to keep her in place! She wanted to climb all over the boat, pushing buttons, pulling levers. She loved it when Todd would make it rock-- cracked her up! NO FEAR, this one...

She loved putting her hands in the cool river water. She really was ok as long as the boat wasn't moving. She had a really hard time understanding that when the boat was moving she had to sit with Mommy. Either that, or just she just didn't LIKE that she had to sit with Mommy when the boat was moving. She's got a bit of an independent spirit to say the least (no comments from the peanut gallery, please!)

She loved observing all the nature. We have a real outdoorsy girl for sure. She just loves to be outside, exploring on her own. We saw lots of ducks, and even got to watch a Blue Heron in flight. Here it is, a moment before taking off in flight.

We got Lauren home, fed, bathed, and she was sound asleep--- crashed out in no time at all!