Attack of the Quack, Quacks

So, Joey and I decided to reminisce a little and take the trip back to East Cobb the other day for a Sunday afternoon in the Chattahoochee Park we use to play at as children. Of course things are different now, but all the geese were still there despite the "Do Not Feed Geese" signs, which we obviously ignored. Unfortunately, we may have scarred our daughter for life. Check the following progression of curiosity to fear thanks to my husband's awesome new photography skills....

Here she starts by thinking feeding the "Quack, Quack" is kinda fun. She's close and curious....

It doesn't take long for her and the goose to come face to face...check out her puffed out cheeks, as if she's trying to intimidate him. Mama's not too fired up about the goose's stance either....

...the goose obviously wins, and as fast as she can climb, Savannah is up in my lap....

but we can't give up just yet....

....she continues to be safe from Mama's lap and enjoys tossing the bread....

...so I decide to be adventurous and get her down on the geese's level....

....as you can tell, Savannah is definitely still not into being close to the geese. I was constantly calming her down....

It didn't take long for the other geese to get the picture that there was food, and close by...

....this was even making Mama nervous, so hiding the bread was the only option. These geese were literally getting close enough to take it out of my hand....

sensing my tension, Savannah started to freak out a little....

.....and I'd say it was warranted. I mean check out how many geese were there in minutes within inches of us, and these babies were definitely the same size as Savannah if not bigger.

A trip to the playground calmed her fears, but as we walked the rest of the park path down by the river, she made sure to put me between her and the "quack, quacks" which she was quick to point out from a great distance away, squeezing my hand tightly, not wanting one to sneak up on her. She even excitedly said her first complete coherent sentence as we left the park: "Goodbye Quack, Quacks!"