Winter Walks and The Water Fountain

It has been a little hectic, so just a quick video post this week. Winter started walking a few days ago (still wobbly, but rapidly improving) and also learned to use the water fountain (after some trial and error).

Newfound Lake

This weekend we took Winter to Newfound Lake in New Hampshire. It is a very clear, pretty lake with a sandy bottom. There is a lot of beach front development, but the State wisely bought up a long strip for a state park, with a beach and trails. Chuck spent time in the area as a kid, so it was fun to bring our own child. She has not been to a lake before, at least not like this, and she had a pretty good time. She swam, dug in the sand, hiked, climbed, looked at ducks, ate ice cream and french fries, and patted the waves. The only negative in her view was the very thick coating of sunscreen mean old mommy made her wear. We also went to Sculptured Rocks, a glaciated mini-canyon where intrepid youth dive from the edge into the shockingly cold water that runs through it. Winter watched with rapt attention, hopefully not getting any ideas. After all the fun, she fell asleep in the car on the way home in 4 minutes and 30 seconds.

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The Wagon Ride

Winter would be happy if this went on for hours and hours and hours, but lame mama and dada usually tire out first.