Botanic Gardens

It had been a while since we had visited the Botanic Gardens, so I thought we could go today. Larkyn wasn't in the best of moods - getting upset over little things - so it wasn't our best day there, but we still had fun. Thankfully, toddler emotions range from sad to happy in a flash! :-)

Because of the cold, there weren't a lot of people there, so when we went to feed the geese and ducks, they all came over with such speed, swimming, flying, and skidding across the water. Quite fun. The two Canada Geese were the most bold, walking right up to Larkyn. One of them kept hissing at her when she made sudden moves, though, so I kept my eye on him (or her, as the case may be). You can see one of the geese swimming away, once we ran out of bread, off to her right.

After the difficulties of today, I Googled, "how can I be more patient with my toddler?" Found a list of things that can help, number one thing: Make sure YOU, the parent, get enough sleep. Now there's some great wisdom right there. Goodnight!