Kayaking...

We've been hitting the lakes around town again this summer - well, Andy and Adam have been hitting the lakes and Harper and I have been walking around them. :)

Adam has learned how to paddle and it's pretty adorable hearing him chant "Left, Right, Left, Right" as they paddle along.

Adam & Mommy's Weekend of Fun...

A couple months back (yes, still playing catch up!) Andy spent the weekend with his folks down at Bethpage while Adam and I hung out around here. We had a birthday party to go to but found a way to fill in plenty of other fun activities as well. 

First on the line-up was our inaugural trip to the Reston Farmer's Market at Lake Anne. The weather was beautiful and we even got to cheer on a group of guys competing in a mini-sailing regatta. After that we hit up the park and worked on our leg pumping skills. :) 

The next day we decided to visit Frying Pan Park to check in on all the animals there. That place never fails to provide a good two hours worth of entertainment - and exercise. This trip, in addition to the carousel, we finally were able to catch a tractor ride around the entire farm - definitely worth the $2.00 ticket! 

We definitely missed daddy but it was a fun weekend for this mom and her boy! :) 

Kayaks...

We had so much fun kayaking at the beach that we did some research and used Andy's Deloitte healthy living yearly stipend to purchase our own set to take home from the Outer Banks. Score! 

We have a lot of lakes in Reston and also plenty of opportunities to use them on our various camping trips (Lake Anna we miss you!) so this seemed like the perfect time and way to become boaters once again. 

We've already had quite a few evening rides and it's been fun being back on the water waving at other boaters (we are just a nice breed aren't we?) ;) 

Bonus - Adam LOVES it, so we'll keep giving him free rides for now, but we'll look forward to him helping to paddle soon enough!