Summer finally arrived today! The temps were in the 90's and we were out to enjoy this first taste of summer. We started our Memorial Day with a visit to Jack and MaryAnn at the nursing home. They were both decked out in their red, white, and blue. Jack fought in the Korean War and for that, I am very thankful as I am to all our brave servicemen both past and those fighting today. Jack participated in many, many Memorial Day parades over the years and I am sure today was a bittersweet day for both of them.
After our visit with Jack and MaryAnn, we headed over to Frame Park in Waukesha for a picnic lunch. The park was full of people enjoying the first hot day of summer. We took our chairs and little table and set up our picnic under a shade tree. Great day for people watching for sure.
I had made chocolate chip cookies for Jack, so we had some for our dessert. Since we had given up eating sweets to lose a few pounds, these tasted very yummy to us. Notice that we do drink Diet Coke with the calorie ridden cookies.
We like to call this picture, "Fox by a Fox on the Fox River." We enjoyed the riverwalk around the park. This statue of the fox is on the bridge over the Fox River which is part of the walk.
These are our chairs and our table across the river. We hoped no one would take our stuff, but we took our chances and nothing was touched. This great weather brought out the best in people.
This is a picture of one of the fountains in the river.
And this is a turtle that we saw sunning himself on one of the rocks.
Here is a bear statue along the riverwalk and
here is one of her cubs with a strange man.
I really wanted to rent one of the cool paddle boats and go for a ride, but I was overruled by John's better sense. We did like this flamingo and
the swan was pretty cool, too. Maybe sometime when we have Tiz along. We rented a paddleboat at the Lake in Milwaukee when Mallory and her friend Brad were about ten years old, so I would say it is about time to do it again.
It was a wonderful day spent in a park where John and I have spent lots of good times over the years since we first discovered this park during our college days. We have many memories here. Seemed a great place to start out our summer. The weather today is what we have to look forward to in St. George. Good to get our bodies used to it! It is going to feel so good down there!
After our visit with Jack and MaryAnn, we headed over to Frame Park in Waukesha for a picnic lunch. The park was full of people enjoying the first hot day of summer. We took our chairs and little table and set up our picnic under a shade tree. Great day for people watching for sure.
I had made chocolate chip cookies for Jack, so we had some for our dessert. Since we had given up eating sweets to lose a few pounds, these tasted very yummy to us. Notice that we do drink Diet Coke with the calorie ridden cookies.
We like to call this picture, "Fox by a Fox on the Fox River." We enjoyed the riverwalk around the park. This statue of the fox is on the bridge over the Fox River which is part of the walk.
These are our chairs and our table across the river. We hoped no one would take our stuff, but we took our chances and nothing was touched. This great weather brought out the best in people.
This is a picture of one of the fountains in the river. 
And this is a turtle that we saw sunning himself on one of the rocks.
Here is a bear statue along the riverwalk and
here is one of her cubs with a strange man.
I really wanted to rent one of the cool paddle boats and go for a ride, but I was overruled by John's better sense. We did like this flamingo and
the swan was pretty cool, too. Maybe sometime when we have Tiz along. We rented a paddleboat at the Lake in Milwaukee when Mallory and her friend Brad were about ten years old, so I would say it is about time to do it again.
It was a wonderful day spent in a park where John and I have spent lots of good times over the years since we first discovered this park during our college days. We have many memories here. Seemed a great place to start out our summer. The weather today is what we have to look forward to in St. George. Good to get our bodies used to it! It is going to feel so good down there!
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Looks like an enjoyable day for sure! I'd do the paddle boats later this summer when you have your biking legs back. I always think it looks fun and then about half way out I realize how much work it is to paddle. However with all the biking you do it should be a breeze. I liked the flamingo too.
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