We Love Our Parks

As the days grow warmer we've been frequenting some of our neighborhood parks a lot more often. We're so fortunate to have, within one mile, not one but three parks with playgrounds at our disposal. Lately the Farmhouse playground has been our favorite; while not as impressively expansive as the super playground just up the way, it's just right for Olive. We arrive, spend some time on the swings, them move on to the playground where we make numerous zips down the slides. She's still not completely comfortable going down alone, though when she does it's clear from the look on her face how exhilarating it is for her. Usually she'll ride down on my lap or we'll hold hands and ride down side by side on the two slides that run parallel to one another. This is my favorite for its speed, but Olive's response when we reach the bottom is almost always, "That's scary!" But in a good way, I think. Here's a snippet from today (despite her bundles, it was a delightful, though breezy, 65 degrees and both of us have the rosy cheeks to show for it).