The story of the ginormous bathtub...

Zoe had her first visit to the lake today. We packed the new turtle floaty, a change of clothes (forgot the towels of course), sunscreen, a picnic basket (ie: a cooler) and were ready to go. It doesn't seem to matter how warm it is outside...it usually takes the lake a good month after really warm temps to heat up. So one foot in yesterday sealed the fact that we wouldn't be going in just yet. But....there was a spot just a foot or so away from the actual lake that was filled with water...probably from all of the rain over the course of the last few weeks. But this was a pretty good sized little "pool" and shallow. It was probably a foot or so deep. And because it was shallow...it was warmed by the daytime sunlight. Almost felt like a warm bath. So, this became our "ginormous bathtub". Zoe didn't care where it was. She splashed, she kicked, she giggled, and she loooved walking. Although her steps were a little higher than normal, and at the beginning a lot slower b/c of her observing what her feet were feeling. After about an hour in the lake, 45 minutes or eating snacks and playing on the grass, and a 20 minute ride in the stroller, she was wiped out. Before we even got off of the park premises, she was out cold, head bobbing up and down in her car seat. Here are some pictures of our experience.