Father's Day Weekend

We ventured out to celebrate Father's Day last weekend. Saturday we went to Riemen Gardens to see the flowers and their dinosaur exhibit. Since we were in Ames we HAD to stop at Hickory Park for lunch. This was our first dining out experience since we returned from China. Zach was a trooper. Normally, he gets a little impatient when he knows food is coming, but he stayed content by eating raisins and looking around at all the people and pictures until our food came.

On Sunday we decided to try the hiking pack that friends gave us. We went to Jester Park and hiked on some trails. Zachary loved being up high! Dad got quite the workout! After hiking we played in the water at the play area. We didn't come prepared with a swimsuit, but Zach had fun splashing in his clothes and shoes.

Zachary had his first experience in a real pool today. We met some friends at ChildServe to swim in a warm indoor pool. Mom and Zach really enjoyed the warm water. He liked being able to touch and walk in part of it; then mom carried him around the other parts of the pool. He especially liked watching the other kids there.