Our new favorite park!

As I write this, the kids are all fast asleep in a naptime dreamland--it feels quiet and calm.

It's just me, the clicking of the keyboard and the hum of the air conditioner. It feels peaceful and I feel content...like I could just wrap up this moment and all my emotions and package it for sale as 100% pure happiness.

We had a wonderful morning. We were all up, ready, in the car, and on the road to take Brandon to school at 8:40 a.m. I love it when we get going early and can fill our day with fun things at the beginning of the day. It makes the time fly by! We are definitely morning people in this house!

We decided that today was all about the library, and that we would go library hopping (go from one library to the next). I set aside 30-45 minutes at each one and figured we would have snacks in between and then go home for lunch before our final stop. But we had such a great time at the first one that we ended up staying longer. :) As we were leaving the parking lot, I saw a little line of playhouses out of the corner of my eye. I was so CURIOUS as to what it was! After pulling the car around, I saw it was a big park with a safety town attached. Our library hopping plans were out the window and the kids were out of the car and headed straight for the park. How have I never seen this???

This place was downright COOL. It had a big kid play place and a little kid play place...

climbing walls, cars to "ride" in, dinosaurs to climb, swings, etc. It had this great little gazebo in the middle for nice shade, and benches all over. The best part (is this the part that shows I am a parent??) is that there were NICE indoor bathrooms and drinking fountains.




Even little Spence got in on the action. I just know he will LOVE the playground next year when he can make his own way around...I can't believe he will be walking soon!
Jenna wasn't sure what this pole was for...so, they used it as a horse. :) Took some explaining...
Here is the little Safety Town (the houses I saw). SO cute. It has several real street signs, a traffic light, etc. and is lined with little houses. I can't wait to take the kids and their bikes back for a fun bikeride through the town and the little countryside. :)

I'll spare you all the pictures, because you know I ALWAYS post way too many. But if you are interested in more, you can see the Ohio adventure blog...I will post more there.

All in all, a successful morning...I think we are getting back into our routine rather well. See? Nothing to be scared of! :)