Thanks to the recent warm weather, we made our first trip to the park this year. Our toddler had been countless times in previous years, but our baby had never actively participated. Last summer, she had either been sound asleep in her stroller, or lugged around in a baby carrier.
This last monday, as I picked up our toddler from pre-school, I suggested an impromptu trip to the park. There is a very large park across the street from her school that includes a wading pool (not yet open), a sand pit, and separate play structures for ages 1-4, and 5 & up. The weather was unexpectedly nice, and our trip was unplanned, so we had not brought along any sand toys; also I was unsure if the swings had been installed. As it happened, there were many children willing to share their sand toys. Additionally, the infant and toddler swings had been installed that same morning.
Overall, we had a great time. The baby had a large smile on her face the entire time, as she tried a swing for the first time in her life, and slid down her first slide. Our toddler was able to use the monkey bars without assistance for the first time. However, she declared herself "big enough" to use the big kid play structures, which made it a little difficult to watch both girls simultaneously...
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| On her first swing! |
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| On the rocking whale |
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| Already trying to climb up the slide! |
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| Our little monkey! |
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| In the sand pit. |
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