Summer Update: Park Days

We had such a great time this summer attending a different park each week.  We had a friend organize  a different park to go to every week and we just got to show up!  It was a great motivator to get out and do these things to enjoy the summer.  We went to North and South Glenmore Parks, Riley Park, Fish Creek park, Prairie Winds park and others. It was always so great to get out, have the kids play and all of us the enjoy company of friends.  There was usually water involved which made it even better! 

One of the days that we went to Fish Creek park, we had been to the beach the day before and so I wasn't prepared with our swimsuits and towels.  Also I was just thinking about the kids putting their feet into the creek or throwing rocks in.  That day was so hot, over 30 degrees, and the kids could not help but go into the water fully clothed.  It was an experience for them, swimming fully clothed.  All of the drag that was created by their clothes, it is really hard to swim.  After they were able to take off their pants and skirt and swim in what was left.  This was helpful as they also found a mud puddle and preceded to play for the next hour in this mud puddle.  They would dig down into it until they could step into it and sink down to their thighs.  Elliette got down into the mud all the way to her armpits.  It was funny to watch other kids that would come and watch but wouldn't dare to touch the mud, let alone climb into it for an hour.  My kids had a blast!  That was their favorite park day!  The only part that Elliette didn't like was that I made her strip off her ruined clothes and wash off in the creek.  She was so embarrassed to be in her underwear, but we wrapped her in a towel and kept the van clean of all of their muddy play.  It was quite the day!

We also had fun going a few times to Prairie Winds park on our own.  It is nice and close and some days there weren't many people there.  It was sure fun.  Elliette is sitting here in front of some lady with a baby that the girls just go up to and make friend with.  They are very friendly and outgoing and just make friends with anybody.  It is funny when I am sitting there and they take their towel over to sit next to some new person that they met.  They are so funny!  I am grateful to see their confidence growing.  What great kiddos they are!

Marshall enjoyed crawling in and out of the water at prairie winds park.  Also you can see Great Grandpas feet behind him.  He joined us on a few outings through the summer, which is nice for all of us to get out!