Downtown Evansville Fun

Earlier this month, my Mom & I took Liv to the park and river downtown. Liv just LOVED the swing! That little girl could swing for hours upon hours...

She took little interest in the other areas of the park. My Mom says that was exactly how I was as a little girl... That I just loved the outdoors & that I could swing for hours on end. I know I loved the country, but that's where I grew up. I think Liv loves the country even more than I did!

Liv also loves water. And seeing as the park is just a short walk to the downtown Evansville riverfront, we were able to easily convince Liv to go for a walk. Below are some of the lovely photos I shot of her while on our walk:

Here, she was telling Nana how old she was going to be,

"I'm bunna be free [3] here pretty soon! My birfday's April twunny-furst!"

Doesn't she just look so cute?!

My Mom even thought to get a couple of me & Liv:

Have I ever mentioned how much I love my little girl?

When my husband and I were dating (and even sometimes now), he would tell me how much he loves me. Like, "I love you more than all the home-made pizzas I ever have or ever will make!" So, how much do I love Liv?

I love her more than all the Four-Leaf Clovers I ever have or ever will find!

Which is a LOT  :o)

Oh, and I love my husband more than all the times I've ever squinted in the sun! (Couldn't leave you out of this one, Perry!)

Wonderful Weather, Wonderful Weekend!

This past weekend was just super! I had two fabulous work-free days to spend with those that I love the most.

Saturday it was just me, Perry & Liv all day! I actually slept in, so Perry & Livia had some time just the two of them in the morning. We were all 3 together for the most of the day-time, but Perry had just a couple of work things to take care of later in the afternoon. So I took Livie down to the park!

One thing I noticed on the way there was that the Old National Fountain was shut off... As if the last week hadn't already proved it, summer is officially, completely over. I still can't get over how quickly the season changed! Summer is definitely my favorite time of the year, and I used to dread the coming of autumn. Thanks to my husband, I'm really starting to love fall  :o)

It was so beautiful outside that I was hoping to get a few great pictures of our little girl...

 

She really didn't care for her Mommy trying to pose her though! Can you believe it?? That little Livie-Bug just wanted to play --

 Here she is on a mad dash into the park

Ready to...

 

 Swing!

 

 And Slide!

 

 She was happy as a clam just playin' away.

 

She ran over to the picnic tables after a while...

And proceeded to show me letters that she knew!

T, K, A, and L were the ones she showed me  :o)

Well, after lots of fun at the park, we loaded back into the car. Liv's little nose was pink from the quickly chilling air, but she was quick to let me know that she was not ready to go back home yet. Livia wanted to see the river! Though she refused to put her coat back on...

 

Livia loves the river -- I think she feels big sitting on the 'balls'

I parked right down by the riverfront and took her for a little walk

 

Liv always waves to the barges as they go by...

 

And this time she gave her Mommy a little wave too!

After our outdoor adventure, we went back home to find that Perry was all done with his work, showered & enjoying coffee. We decided that going out to eat together would be the perfect end to a great day, so it was off to Shylers -- Yum-O! (The best Bar-B-Q in Evansville)