That really great weekend I mentioned so long ago.

So, we had a good weekend, like 4 days ago. Okay, Sunday was only 3 days ago, but it still feels like I should have posted this . . . before. But I'm doing it now. We went to the park 3 days in a row. It was glorious. Friday was just our little family out on a little family picnic during which Micah surprised me with my graduation gift. A Nikon D60. It's a super awesome camera. We have entered the world of the digital SLR and I am so excited and happy about it. I want to be able to take lovely pictures of my family and to capture moments that our previous camera missed because it was too slow, and now I can. I welcome any tips or resources to help me become more comfortable and capable with the power and possibilities of this thing from those of you who are way ahead of me on this front (Jamie, Diana, Tysha . . .).Saturday we got up early to go for a run before we played ultimate frisbee with some other friends in our ward. I was the only girl, but I managed to hold my own and even score at least one point. It was nice to be trusted with the disc. And then we ran/walked/dragged ourselves to another friend's house for a brunch before heading home for a nap. After which Micah and I got to go on a hot date into the city while some friends watched Simon. (Baby-sitting co-op = our greatest idea to date.) We just hung around Union Square and got shakes, but, oh! The feeling of summer in the city! Granted, it's still April, but we could feel it. I can't wait to spend Saturdays in Central Park, people watching and picnicking.And Sunday we met a whole bunch of other people from the ward at the park just to hang out and talk and eat food. Mostly Micah and I played with the camera, but we also got to know some people we didn't know very well before and discovered that there are several people who, like us, 1. Like to rock climb 2. have their gear with them in New York 3. need an excuse to use it. So we're hoping to plan a camping trip (or a few) up to the Gunks this summer so we can go climbing more. Hooray.
We left the park as the sun was setting and walked home. Simon walked the whole way. Approximately one and a half miles. Because he did not want to ride in the stroller. If nothing else, the stroller is helping us discover Simon's true endurance.