A Family Picnic

Last weekend, we decided to get out of the house and go to one of our favorite places - Lost Lake. For the first time, we happened to choose a day with rain to go. We figured we might get a few drops of rain, and it wouldn't hurt us. The weather stayed dry until after we ate, and then it rained fairly hard. Luckily we had coats, and a lot of time, the trees also blocked part of the rain. It's such a pretty place - rain or sun.

Katie was excited to have a real picnic. She has lots of imaginary picnics on our living room floor, but a real one is even better.  She really didn't eat a lot but liked unpacking the food and playing at the table.

With the rain picking up after lunch, we didn't go on a hike like we usually do, but Katie had the opportunity to play by the lake. Aunt Jennifer threw a rock into the lake, and when the splash hit, Katie's smile grew. It wasn't long before lots of rocks were splashing.

I was excited for our picnic. 

We had a nice, but cool, lunch. 

I kept all of the fruit for my lunch. 

My mom liked this tree and made me stand here. I didn't really care about the tree though. 

I did like the soft needles on this tree though. 

We didn't go on a long hike, but I got to go on a short one to the bridge. 

Don't you love looking over a bridge and watching the water below? 

When I got back from the bridge, I noticed my hands were dirty. 

I decided to play at the table while Grandma got something to wash my hands. 

A storm was heading our way. 

Aunt Jennifer reminded me how much fun rock-throwing was. 

There were so many rocks to choose from. 

Ready, set, go! Splash! 

I liked watching this man in the boat. He got in the boat when it was right next to me. 

After throwing rocks for awhile, I found out that sticks float on top of the water. 

Don't you guys want to go throw rocks in the lake? 

Lost Lake is fun!