golf course + kids = ???

So I'm officially at the lowest handicap index I've ever had, 3.8. Previous low was 4.3, reached several times. Even worse, there are still a couple of high scores that are about to drop off, so it may crawl a bit lower before coming back to reality.

I took Redwood and Apple out to the golf course on Saturday, which was fun. They did great through the first half dozen holes or so - after that it got a bit hairy. Kids have impeccable timing for saying something crazy or making an odd noise right in the middle of teeing off. I love the sound of the gas pedal being pushed on the golf cart by a four year old girl right as I start my takeaway, don't you? I caught them before they rolled down the hill, but still...nothing like immediate fear of death for your children to make you flinch. :\

Apple found a few things this time - some flowers, a few squirrels. Redwood chased some geese, which he found hysterical. He also hit some really good golf shots - just a natural talent, it appears. He set up what he calls his "shot of doom" and would try to pull it off. That means hitting over a creek, or over a sand trap, or what have you. He executed the shot an alarmingly high percentage of time the for never having been outside of his own backyard with a golf club. The last thing we saw on the way back to the clubhouse (after 14 holes) were two baby deer...very young. Didn't see their momma though. The kids were tired and sweaty - they had fun, but were all done.