Lake Eola Park

So early this morning I put Zander in the car with plans to take him to a park, but I didn't really know which one. We settled on Lake Eola park downtown Orlando. I figured he would love to look at the ducks, people walking their dogs and we could also stop to play at the playground. Here are a few pictures from our adventure.

Looking out at a big patch of ducks and swans and other interesting birds. So excited!

Washing his hands in a fountain!

Taking a short break to watch the kids on the playground, before diving in himself.



Observing pigeons!

Bok Tower

We have an annual pass to Leu Gardens in Orlando that allows us to get into other gardens across the nation for free. We drove a little over an hour away after church Sunday to Lake Wales, Florida. There is a nice little place there called Bok Tower where we enjoyed a little family adventure. We went about nine months ago, but Zander wasn't really old enough to explore fully.

Walking on a trail with dad.

He found an orange along the way.

Stopping to get a drink from mom while we take a rest on the grassy area outside the tower.

Sitting outside the tower listening to the bells chime to wrap up a nice family day!

Picnic in the Gardens

Today we had a picnic at Leu Gardens which is a botanical garden a couple miles from our house. We took a walk around looking at trees and flowers and then had our little picnic. We all had a nice time just relaxing as a family. Here are a few pictures from our time there today.


Walking with dad!

Running from the alligator we are not supposed to feed:)


Zander was actually saying the word "cheese" when I took this picture of him eating turkey. He saw his dad had a cheesestick and wanted some. He was quite sweaty from our fairly long walk and gobbled up his whole lunch before heading home.

Make your vote count!

Time has gotten away and I haven't posted anything for a while. Let's see, Zander went to vote with me this past Tuesday. The people at the voting precinct were extra nice to him and gave him two stickers as we were wrapping up. I'm not sure he knew what to think!