Crystal

On Wednesday, we decided to ignore all responsibility and go to Crystal Lake. It was a good decision. It was a nice day, not overwhelmingly hot, and the park was not the least bit crowded.

 I should say, the park was not crowded by people, but there were lots of wildlife around.

 Apparently, the Canada Geese are becoming pests like seabulls can be. There are signs warning not to feed them, and the park keeper kept coming out to shoo them away. They do make a "mess" around the grounds, but it was pretty neat to see them up so close. 

A family of ducks also came swimming along. The babies would swim all around amongst children, much to the distress of the mother duck.

I was surprised that there were not many people around, but Heather found a friend from preschool, and Wayne and Cole got along great together, diving under water. The water was really comfortable so everyone stayed in the water a long time - even me. It was a nice relaxing day. Wes even ditched the trackster, the lawn mower, and the chain saw to come along.