Darryl is just so much fun! We have had a blast taking him new places and watching him discover new things. Last weekend, we went with our friends Josh, Jenny, and their daughter Lila to the Wichita Mountains. It was such a fun road trip!
We left around 10 a.m. and let the babies nap while we laughed and talked in the car. Once we got there, we visited the nature center and slathered the kids in sunscreen (or "warpaint" as we called it in front of Darryl). We then drove to a picnic spot and had a yummy lunch while Darryl and Lila played.
Then it was time to hike and fish! Darryl loved touching and "climbing" every rock we saw. Lila is a few months younger then Darryl, so she stayed pretty content strapped to Josh's chest in a baby bjorn (didn't take too long before she was fast asleep!).
We found some spots and started fishing. Josh caught a fish pretty quickly and we brought Darryl down to touch it. He cracked up and before we knew it he was grabbing the fish by the lip and holding it up all on his own! He held it long enough for Jenny to snap a few photos and then grunted as he threw it down against a rock! Chris thought quickly and kicked the fish back into the water...the rest of us were too busy laughing we couldn't even stand anymore.
It was so much fun! We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and awesome small group at church.
On Monday, we took Darryl in for his first surgery. He saw Mark Wood and got a set of tubes put in his ears. Darryl did really well and we could already tell by that afternoon that he was feeling better. Hopefully we will not have any more ear infections! He was really cute in his hospital gown though! But even by that night we were playing with friends at the park. He is such a fun little boy!!
