Two on One at the Park

Collin knows his Grandma Libia and Lita visit on Wednesdays and asks throughout the week what day it is, anticipating their arrival.  Here's Maya with Lita -

On Friday morning, I was ready to get out of the house, but with Maya's schedule and a 1pm nanny interview, we couldn't go far.  I was excited to find a new park with a splash pad not too far away, and Collin went straight for the water!

When we got there at 10:30, Collin had the splash pad to himself, though it quickly filled with kids.

Once he was cooled off, we headed to the playground area for some new apparatuses.  We were thankful for the standing seesaw, since anything metal or plastic was too hot to sit on if it was in the sunlight.  Maya snoozed off and on in the stroller.

I got some fresh air, Maya was a pretty happy camper, and Collin had a great time at the park and topped the day off with a wonderfully long nap after playing hard in the heat.  So I considered my first park outing with two kids a success!  I did learn that though there were numerous photo opportunities at the park, I hardly took any shots because my hands were normally busy helping one of my kids.  Seems obvious in retrospect, but we'll see if this blog becomes more wordy and less photographic . . .

And one last random shot of something that entertains us daily at our house.  We call this bird a herring.  We are clueless if that's right, but we've convinced Collin.  This one and several of its friends like our backyard, especially our swamp of a pool.