with the fellas

Adrienne's parents are in town, so yesterday while Adrienne and her mom went shopping, June got to spend an afternoon with her grandpa and me. My attempts at giving June a yogurt for a snack failed miserably, but we managed to make it out the door in good spirits as we continued June's tour of Durham's playgrounds. June's first trip to this particular playground came only a few days ago. It's modest in size but absolutely perfect for a kid her age; any playground that doesn't require my constant hovering for fear of her plummeting off the side of the jungle-gym is a winner in my book.

Some photos from the swing. She had many a giggle with Grandpa.

I knew feeding time was soon for the farm animals at the Museum of Life and Science, so we made a quick exit from the playground and made the short journey to the museum.

At feeding time, which followed shortly after the pictures above were taken, the kids were given handfuls of hay to throw into the stalls of the goats, the sheep, and the donkey. June was having a blast, but as the saying goes, "it's all fun and games until a kid gets stabbed in the eye with a piece of straw." That kid, unfortunately, was June. She was absolutely fine, but the tears flowed for several minutes. We regrouped, played on the museum's playground for a short while, and then we headed for home. I think Junie liked her afternoon with the guys; I know we enjoyed spending it with her.