We had such a great time enjoying the warm (like nearly 80 degrees warm) weather and watching the sun go down on the water. The kids just had fun running and running and running. Oliver was happy to be free of the stroller and climbing stairs to his heart's content. We love Yards Park (one of my favorite weekends last summer involved this park) and can't wait to come back soon to play in the fountains.
We made our way up the street to find the elephant parade and ended up on a crazy chase through the streets trying to find the elephants. There were confused people everywhere. How do you miss elephants in the street?! Crowds of people blindly following other crowds of people. But we caught them just in time! And we saw the horses and clowns and we even saw the circus train go by.
On our way back to the car we walked past a transportation exhibit at Yards Park that we hadn't seen before and we let the kids linger at the exhibit while we enjoyed the weather a bit longer (and until a security guard kicked us out).
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| Amelia loves coming up with poses for the camera. |
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| Somewhere down there were elephants and horses. Really. |
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| Checking out the elephant parade from a bridge. |
Sarah! That was seriously such an incredible night of discovery and adventure! Your photos from that night are absolutely stunning! I think you are a super talented photographer but man these photos are awesome.
ReplyDeletehow is it possible that i miss the pachyderm parade every year??? gah.
ReplyDeletefantastic lighting! this is probably one of your best batches yet. amelia even looks adorable in pants. she is going to be a heart breaker when she's older.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristilyn! The lighting was so perfect. Elsa refused to slow down long enough for many pictures. Amelia, on the other hand, was constantly in pose mode.
DeleteLove these pictures!!! I can't believe that I have never been down there--it's right by Jayme's work. After seeing your pictures, we spent 2 hours down there tonight in the gorgeous weather. Key question--did you let your kids play in the water feature? We'll have to meet up some Friday night for a picnic. I have a feeling we might be picking J up from work more often :) Your pictures are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it awesome? We would love to meet up for a picnic. They have concerts on Friday nights in the summer. They didn't get in the water this time, but last summer we definitely got in the water. They have some fun water features (like a "wall" of water") but they weren't turned on last week. I'm sure it gets pretty crowded on a hot summer day. But evenings are such a great time.
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