One bright fall morning...

the littles and I took a trip to a park.
Not just any park but one that I remember going to as a child. I only went there a handfull of times but I remember it being magical.
And it still is,

It has a large huge wooden play structure with so many places to explore and get lost in.
At first the little man was a little intimidated by the playgrounds large size. He wanted me to follow him around while he investigated. So the little lady, the camera and I followed him around until the little lady could not take it anymore and she wanted to get down and play too.

I just love the way his horizontal striped shirt looks with all the vertical stripes.

Notice the little ladys top tooth in this picture?
The park is also set on a small lake that the little man and his friend had fun exploring after lunch.

The water was cold but neither on of the kids seemed to care and both took of there shirts and insisted that they were hot. Oh... to be three again.
Empty Tupperware from lunch worked as great buckets and a spoon as the shovel.
After much play, it was time to head home.
You know that you had a great day at the park when it ends like this...

Monday, Monday

I woke up this morning with many things on my to do list but all the little lady wanted to do was be held. Every time I got her to sleep she would wake right up as soon as I put her down. I would of loved to of put her in the mei tai but it is not so safe to do that while baking bread and brownies (before I know it she will be big enough to be a little monkey on my back). So every time I needed to put something in or out of the oven I had to put her down and she would scream until I picked her up just a short time later.

Once everything was baked and packed we were off to the park to celebrate the little mans birthday with his friends. He had fun running around with his friend sporting his mama made big #3 shirt.


The little man had a blast and the little lady slept the whole time in the sling of course.

It was such a beautiful day we spent the rest of the afternoon outside in the sunshine. We eat snacks, played, colored and I tried to get some knitting done (the little lady needs rainbow shorties for the summer, right?).

The little man spent some time playing in the hubbies truck.


The little lady slept and played on the blanket sporting a cute bib that does not really work so well at keeping her shirt dry from all of her drool.


The hubby washed and waxed our new 1982 trailer that the in-laws bought us (we have to pay them back once we have 'extra' money again).


Its in great shape. It just looks like 1982. It would be so nice if we could get the fridge working but it looks like we might just have to use it as an ice box.


We had bbq for dinner and now I am ready to call it a night but I think that the kids will be up for at least an hour longer. Hopefully the little lady will sleep an eight hour stretch like she did last night. Either way it does not matter because before I know it we will be celebrating her third birthday.

I am truly loving life.

Shadows on Groundhogs day

Just like Punxsutawney Phil did this morning we saw our shadows also. (I am not looking foward to 6 more weeks of winter) Today was a beautiful day so I bundled up my little man and his friend and we headed down to the local park. They both sat very well in the wagon. I was able to get a nice work out also pulling 50+ pounds of kids up one hill on the way to the park and up an even bigger hill on the way home.

The boys had a great time playing. My little man just cant get enough of the big tunnel slide.

I guess I could handle 6 more weeks of days like this.

Fathers Day at the park

Running to go play

Going up the slide

Almost there

On the go

Going through the tunnel

I see you

Lets do it again