Cutie Pie and I ran a bunch of errands after we dropped off Wildman at preschool yesterday morning. As a special treat I swung by a local park on the way home. The weather was gorgeous but slightly too warm for my taste. The incredible heat we’ve been experiencing needs to go!
Cutie Pie ran right over to the canal that borders the park.
And began throwing leaves and mulch into the water.
This is a favorite past time for him. It makes me nervous. Even though he can swim I’d still be terribly freaked out if he fell into the canal. I can only imagine how traumatized Cutie Pie would be if he fell into the water unexpectedly.
We checked out this lizard sunning himself next to me on the bench.
After several minutes of leaf/mulch throwing and lizard investigation I suggested we head over to the play ground equipment. He happily agreed. I just love the huge grass field at this park. It makes me want to run too!
There were a bunch of other kids playing on the playground so Cutie Pie, being the slow-to-warm child that he is, was reluctant to play. Eventually he did manage to climb up one structure that was far away from the other children and slide down the slide. That was about it.
He much preferred sitting next to me on the bench and using my camera. Silly kid!
Later that evening, we headed back out for more park fun. This time Wildman got to go and we went to a different park. The park we went to was on the beach and we stayed until sundown. The boys had a blast playing with all of their friends.
Afterward, we headed over to Pizza Hut with Steph and her two boys for dinner. We sat in a corner where the four boys got their own booth and Steph and I got our own booth. It worked out wonderfully as long as I kept the carrot sticks and ranch coming!
Adventures of Four 