A Day with Friends

 One of the things we love most about the post-WillowBridge life is the increased freedom to be able to spend time with friends and family, but we have so much catching up to do that now we run the risk of overcommitting our time!

It had been a while since we saw our little godson and his mama, and she asked if we could spend a day with them. We were able to work it out to spend a few hours with her on Saturday, and we had such fun!

He completely lit up with joy when he saw us. Big hugs all around!!

We went into downtown Fort Wayne to walk around, play on the playground, and he even got to play in the splash pad for a little bit!

We have been hunting for a baby stroller for a while, so we have something to use when we have him. (He can walk, of course, but we walk excessively, so a stroller is helpful!) Friday, one day before our outing, Ryan happened to see a garage sale in the neighborhood where his office is located, and they had a stroller for sale that didn't cost a billion dollars! SO thankful for that blessing that came just in time. 

We got a workout in the park, and it was so much fun. (Fresh air for the win!!!)

This park had instruments on one end. I'm not sure who had more funw ith them!

He handled the spinning rides WAY better than I would have. No spinning for me, thank you!

They had several slides built into the edges of the playground, and the walk up was steep! (And squishy!) He wasn't too sure about it, but as long as we stayed behind him, he would do it!

SO much fun!

The closest he's allowed to get to driving for a while. ;)

Some kids on the playground were taller than others...

His mama got in the water with him. I stayed dry on the side until she thought it would be fun to splash me. ;)

As we walked through the downtown area, we encountered a sweet lady out carrying her dog. We stopped to talk to her and found out that her fur baby is also a Bernedoodle, but not a mini! His name was Webster, and he is 9 weeks old. He's almost as big as Lexi is at nine MONTHS! And he was also completely exhausted. He just crashed in front of the stroller and let us pet him. 

We enjoyed our day and our chance to continue to be part of their lives. And we enjoyed the stroller! (We have almost a full supply of kid gear now. I think we're only missing a crib and car seat. We borrow car seats from respective parents when watch their kids!) 

We got home just in time to take Lexi for a walk and water the yard! :)