The Park & Swings

One thing that we really miss about our old house is

the proximity to a park.

We used to have a playground right down the street.

It was so nice to head down there for a little swing time.

We hadn't spent a lot of time searching our new 'hood

for a park.

But after mentioning it to Cole this weekend

he knew of a park that he had passed

when he was doing marathon training.

Saturday was a nice day

so off we went to the park.

It was clear that Stella had missed the swings.

She really liked them.

She spent about 30 minutes swinging

with this awesome smile on her face almost the whole time.

The park was about a mile from our house

so it was a nice walk

and Mom got a little exercise too :)

It seemed that she could have spent forever swinging.

Cole enjoyed a little swing action as well.

And a little flying.

I can remember doing that as a kid too.

Now it almost makes my heart stop when he jumps off.

The result of 30 minutes of swinging is a tired girl on the walk home.

Maybe we need to talk Daddy into putting up a swing in our yard.