Snail in the park

It was Milan who spotted the activity over by the playhouse. He was chattering to me about "the snail" long before we reached the playground. I was scanning the ground for snails and finding none, not realizing that what I needed to do was look UP...

Well, look at that. An enormous, bright orange snail. The boy was quite right.

He was also the Very First Child to ride it. (Doesn't he look excited???) Actually, he was, but had gotten into a "you can't make me smile for the stupid camera" moods just about then. Every time I tried to sneak the camera to my face, he'd yank the smile off his his face. I have half-a-dozen shots of Milan in mid-smile-yank. This was the best of the lot... Little weirdo. :)

It's big,
But nothing Ella can't handle!

And Nora? Nora was deeeeeelighted!