out of the house!

My kids and I are usually at the house all day every day so when we get the chance to get out, we take it! This past week we went to a playground that I used to play on when I was growing up. Somehow it has shrunk a little bit now that I'm a grownup...! :)

The playground is set in a huge field of grass - which means lots and lots of room for my kids to run and run and play and wear themselves out! :) It is in a quiet neighborhood and is so peaceful and relaxing.

First we all explored the cool places on the playground.

Then we tried out the slide. Shannon and Jonathan met us at the playground too! I love having another adult to talk to - makes me feel not quite so isolated and lonely. I know all of you stay-at-home/homeschooling moms understand that feeling. While I fully realize I am not actually a stay-at-home mom, I am with three small children all day, every day and while I love them and love being with them oh-so-very much, it's nice to get to talk to someone over three feet tall! :)

There are steps all over the place on this playground - good exercise for little legs! :)

Jonathan explored a little bit of everywhere.

See? Like I said - all those steps were good exercise for little legs! :)

My baby waited till the slide was clear to try it out. He loved it. :)

Next we moved on to the swings. This picture cracks me up with Jonathan totally being sideways!

But he loved it! :)

Both my girls loved having other kids to play with and also looved this tire swing!

After swinging we took some balls and a bat in the field to run off even more energy. While the girls were using the baseball bat, Jonathan found this random piece of purple plastic tubing and announced that it was his bat! He hit the big ball several times with it too.

We all had a blast getting out in the beautiful spring weather and playing hard and we hope we can go back very very soon!