Playground Adventure

This afternoon Zane and I set out on a hunt for a park/playground where we could have some summer fun. I had researched different parks yesterday and thought I had found just the place, a big park with a large playground in the middle. This park is about 10 minutes from our house so I thought it would be perfect, until I got there and realize the park is huge and I had no idea where the playground was. So after driving around aimlessly for a while I parked and called Zach to google the park and direct us to the playground.

Once we found it I had high hopes of it being a wonderful park experience for Zane. I should have left when I realized that it was quite a trek from the car to the actual playground, on a path that was pretty much all washed away. However, I was trying to remain positive and forged ahead. Needless to say this didn't work out so well. Zane was frightened by the tweens running around (as was I), he thought he wanted to swing but turned out he really didn't, and the only little girl his age, who he was hitting on, left because her Grandma was about to have a heat stroke. So we took a hike back to the car, frustrated, hot, and disappointed.

On the way home I decided, as a last ditch effort, I would take Zane to the little playground in a housing addition up the street from our house. I had found this playground while house hunting in this neighborhood and only vaguely remembered what all was there, but I was determined to not go home in a bad mood, so to the playground we went.

This playground was a huge success. It is the perfect size for Zane, with soft rubbery ground cover under everything so falling down wasn't painful, but kind of fun. The other important part, no one else was there, so we had free range of the place. It took Zane a little bit to fully understand what you were suppose to do at a playground, but once he caught on he had a blast.

He played with the ladders, the rubber covered chains, walked under and on all the equipment, worked on crawling up and down stairs, and slid down a slide, by himself, for the first time!!!!! So exciting. We played for about 20 minutes, until he had a little head bonk, which coupled with being hot and hungry, pushed him over the edge. So we headed home, I am sure to return very soon, probably earlier in the day next time.

I took a ton of pictures here are some highlights, but check out my June Picasa album for the whole set, they are too adorable.

                                                                                                          Just thinking about life and hang out.

 Climbing down stairs                                                               And climbing up stairs

 So proud of himself sliding down a slid all by himself.