There's Treasure Everywhere
Warning...the answer is probably, "Yes." Do you see where Hannah is?
Our precious daughter, playing in the water in the gutter.
But look how happy she is.
Our precious daughter, playing in the water in the gutter.
But look how happy she is.
My friend, Rachael, told me about this new park in town called Sunset Park that sounded amazing. The kids and I packed our lunch on Friday and decided to check it out.
Other than the bark instead of sand (who wants to play in sharp little pieces of bark?), it was a really cool park. There were so many things for the kids to play on and equipment I had never seen before.
Joey saw another kid do this trick and decided he wanted to try. He was a little nervous, but managed to climb to the top. Here he is holding on for dear life.
Hannah Belle missed playing with her sand toys, but she made due with the bark. She also got a little extra fiber into her diet. Yum! That's what I call a win-win.
This might have been Joey's favorite part of the park. He LOVED climbing on this snake. As we were leaving he said that he wanted to take the snake home with him as a pet. He proceeded to walk to the car with his hands held out in front of his as if he were carrying the snake. Do you want to know what he named his snake? Mr. Lanzone.
Other than the bark instead of sand (who wants to play in sharp little pieces of bark?), it was a really cool park. There were so many things for the kids to play on and equipment I had never seen before.
Joey saw another kid do this trick and decided he wanted to try. He was a little nervous, but managed to climb to the top. Here he is holding on for dear life.
Hannah Belle missed playing with her sand toys, but she made due with the bark. She also got a little extra fiber into her diet. Yum! That's what I call a win-win.
This might have been Joey's favorite part of the park. He LOVED climbing on this snake. As we were leaving he said that he wanted to take the snake home with him as a pet. He proceeded to walk to the car with his hands held out in front of his as if he were carrying the snake. Do you want to know what he named his snake? Mr. Lanzone.
Joey to Aunt Rachel on the phone: Are you going to come to my house? You will love it. It's AMAZING!
Nana: Is Bronson (the fish) still alive?
Joey: Yeah.
Nana: Wow, that's amazing.
Joey: It's a miracle!
Talking about the foods Hannah can eat now that she's one...
Joey: Can Hannah have honey jelly?
Me: There is no such thing as honey jelly.
Joey: Yes there is. I had it a long time ago with Daddy before you were born.
As we were starting to watch The Little Mermaid for the first time...
Joey: If I get a little nervous, just tell me it's pretend.
Added by Aunt Rachel (in the comments): "Here's another favorite after telling Joey I am sick..."
Joey: God will heal you if you pray. He will heal your body! God doesn't have a body he is a spirit...you won't see God in Charlotte!
Nana: Is Bronson (the fish) still alive?
Joey: Yeah.
Nana: Wow, that's amazing.
Joey: It's a miracle!
Talking about the foods Hannah can eat now that she's one...
Joey: Can Hannah have honey jelly?
Me: There is no such thing as honey jelly.
Joey: Yes there is. I had it a long time ago with Daddy before you were born.
As we were starting to watch The Little Mermaid for the first time...
Joey: If I get a little nervous, just tell me it's pretend.
Added by Aunt Rachel (in the comments): "Here's another favorite after telling Joey I am sick..."
Joey: God will heal you if you pray. He will heal your body! God doesn't have a body he is a spirit...you won't see God in Charlotte!
The weather here has been gorgeous (as usual), and we are loving our trips to the park. I recently made an exciting discovery about sand toys: the best ones are free!
I was about to throw away an empty spice container when I had the sudden realization that Joey might like to use it in the sandbox when he pretends to cook. (He makes tremendous imaginary pancakes.) Sure enough, I gave it to him and he loved it. And it's not like he's the only one. Whenever we get out our homemade sand toys at the park, all the kids swarm to play with them. Oh, random park kids, you make me feel so wise.
I no longer throw away anything that can be used as a shaker. We now have quite the collection of old containers posing as sand toys, including empty tubes of Parmesan cheese, cake sprinkles, spices, and chicken bouillon.
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As I mentioned before, our Zoo/Wild Animal Park pass expires at the end of this month so we're trying to squeeze in a few more visits. Last week I met some friends there.
We ended up walking to an area that I don't usually go to because the animals aren't that interesting. Who knew there was a secret water area tucked back in that area? This was definitely the highlight of our trip.
Joey was a little timid at first...
but ended up getting soaked along with his friends Mollie and Lizzie.
It's always a good time for "Ring Around the Rosy."
In the midst of all the cool animals at the Wild Animal Park, including a sweet baby elephant and a lion that came right up to the glass, this random rabbit was Joey's favorite animal of the day.
We had a great day, but it was also historic. For the first time since Hannah was a newborn she fell asleep in the stroller. As Joey would say, "It's a miracle!" Here she is after her little nap, feeling quite refreshed and super interested in that water bottle.
Maybe we'll end up renewing our pass after all!
We ended up walking to an area that I don't usually go to because the animals aren't that interesting. Who knew there was a secret water area tucked back in that area? This was definitely the highlight of our trip.
Joey was a little timid at first...
but ended up getting soaked along with his friends Mollie and Lizzie.
It's always a good time for "Ring Around the Rosy."
In the midst of all the cool animals at the Wild Animal Park, including a sweet baby elephant and a lion that came right up to the glass, this random rabbit was Joey's favorite animal of the day.
We had a great day, but it was also historic. For the first time since Hannah was a newborn she fell asleep in the stroller. As Joey would say, "It's a miracle!" Here she is after her little nap, feeling quite refreshed and super interested in that water bottle.
Maybe we'll end up renewing our pass after all!
She was grouchy and decided to play peekaboo. It was a weird combination.