Party at the Park

I must confess...we really didn't have a party at the park, but we did (and always do) have a great time. We love parks! There are so many here where we live. Of course, we love our favorites, but we are also on a mission to try a new park about once a week. The girls are at great ages for both to have a wonderful time. All we need is a bucket seat swing for Brooklyn and a good playground; slides, swings, the "merry go round" and a climbing structure for Maya. We LOVE to play and it shows!

This was a new playground for us...

Maya loves to go on these "rocking things." The faster she can make them go the better time she has. This was a motorcycle.

Big sister Maya taking her sister down the slide. The two of them were laughing when they got down to the bottom.

Brooklyn loves the bucket swing! The higher you push her, the harder she laughs.

You wouldn't know it by her face, but she was giggling SO much.

When Maya sees one of the BIG swings, she always pretends that it is a ride at Disneyland. She likes for you to double check that the belt is fastened and pretends to give you a "ticket."

Holding on.

Here's our happy girl...giggling up a storm!

"Whee!"

"Watch me, I'm a big girl." (That seems to be her favorite line these days.)

The next three pictures are of Maya climbing down a rock wall. She had never done this kind before. She had no idea that I was taking these pictures of her.

When she got off and looked over at me, she said, "did you see me?" When I told her that not only did I see her, but I took pictures of her, she said, "can I see them?" After she saw them, she said, "I did it. I am a big girl!"

Brooklyn was cheering her on the whole time!! She is always Maya's biggest supporter.

Maya had never been on one of these spiral things either. Nanny Sara was quick to show Maya how to do it. After a few turns on it, maya said, "I can do it by myself Sara, let go of me."

She was right, she could do it. She just needed someone to show her how to do it.

Maya made it all the way. Good job M!

This is why you should ALWAYS buckle a child into the stroller...

When we weren't looking, Brooklyn decided to pull herself up. (Mind you, she has never attempted this before!)

This is what we saw next....
and this is when Sara and I went running. (Mind you, we were only about 10 feet away.) We are lucky that she didn't end up falling out. Now a days....she is ALWAYS buckled in! B may be little, but she is VERY quick and mobile.

Maya practicing the spiral thing,

again,
and again,
and again.

Nanny Sara decided to take both girls down the slide.

At least we know that Sara had a good time!

Brooklyn had a great time "banging" the sides of the slide.

Mommy's turn! Ready...Set...Go...

That last corner caught mommy off guard.

Brooklyn sitting in the bark chips while Maya was drawing with side walk chalk.

"Look at me, mommy!"

One of our favorites!

"OK, enough Sara!"

This is more mommy's speed...very S-L-O-W-L-Y!

While the 3 of us were playing on the merry go round, B decided to take a nap.

I love to "stand back" and watch Maya interact with Nanny Sara. The two of them have a very special bond together. Moments like these make me smile.