The Playground

I took the girls to the playground yesterday to burn off some energy.  Wow, I'd forgotten how nice the one near us is since they've redone it.  Not only are there a ton more things to play with and on, there are huge sun shades over the entire playground to make it more bearable (and not nuclear hot) in the summer.  It was E's first visit to the playground since she started walking, and she adored it.  Her favorite thing to do was try to walk up the slide.  She'd get to a certain point and then fall down, which caused massive giggling and smiles from her.  E was also a big fan of swinging and just walking around watching the other children play.  L ran probably the entire time she wasn't on playground equipment.  From the moment she got out of the car, she was off, running around with the other children there, climbing on everything fearlessly, asking me how to get up and down certain things, and chasing other children on bikes and in wagons.  L even reported back to me on what the other children were doing.  "Mama, that boy sad.  He need a nap?"  (the poor kid was having a meltdown)  Ah, ever the empathetic child.  She was panting at the end of the hour we were there, and then she had a meltdown because she didn't want to leave!  At least she was fine by the time we drove the five minutes home.  Since the weather is nice right now, I'm going to try to get them to the playground at least once a week.  It's such a fun place and such a great way to entertain the kiddos for free!