just for something different, i took cole to the park for lunch. i packed pb & j sandwiches for both of us and off we went. olen park is only about 3 or 4 blocks away, so it's perfect walking distance. in my head, i had planned to go there almost every day, to get some exercise and fresh air... ha. this is the first time we've gotten there since getting home. cole was too distracted and excited to finish all of his lunch, but he ate most of it and then it was off to explore!!
first thing we hit up was the swing... he LOVED it! i bet he sat in it for at least 20 minutes (that's a long time for a 13-month old), shrieking and grinning from ear to ear. fun for him, photo opportunity for me. i took way too many pictures... oh well. it WAS his first time at the park, after all!
the merry-go-round was cool, but not as fun as the swing. oh, and between the swing and merry-go-round, we discovered the wood chips. we had to sit and play with those for quite awhile. it was during that time that i came to realize just how lucky we are... there was a little girl (about 4 or so) with her dad and a social worker. from what i gathered, it was a supervised visit, and i think the little girl was way more mature than her dad; not that he was goofing off or anything, he was more or less pouting because of the situation... you had to have been there. he kind of scared me, actually, so i was super relieved when he left in a huff.
is this pure joy or what?
first thing we hit up was the swing... he LOVED it! i bet he sat in it for at least 20 minutes (that's a long time for a 13-month old), shrieking and grinning from ear to ear. fun for him, photo opportunity for me. i took way too many pictures... oh well. it WAS his first time at the park, after all!
the merry-go-round was cool, but not as fun as the swing. oh, and between the swing and merry-go-round, we discovered the wood chips. we had to sit and play with those for quite awhile. it was during that time that i came to realize just how lucky we are... there was a little girl (about 4 or so) with her dad and a social worker. from what i gathered, it was a supervised visit, and i think the little girl was way more mature than her dad; not that he was goofing off or anything, he was more or less pouting because of the situation... you had to have been there. he kind of scared me, actually, so i was super relieved when he left in a huff.
is this pure joy or what? we also tried out the bouncy horses, but i think cole was a little leary of them- he really liked playing with the handles on it though! i didn't post pics of that, or a lot of other stuff just because it takes soooooo long to upload photos. not to mention, there's a TON of them!!
the old cannon and memorial... it was here that i finally got his (late) one-year photo. it was kind of by accident- i wasn't planning on even trying to get one, but it turned out so well... as soon as i get my photo software, i can crop and fine-tune it. (this pic isn't it, by the way...)
and... one of mommy and cole! the only one, good thing it turned out ok. it's always a hit or miss when you try to take photos of yourself! i'm not big into getting myself on camera, but since there was nobody there to take one for me... besides, i've got to have a few of cole and i- there's a lot of him and kelvin, but not too many of him and i. so yeah- our trip to the park proved to be a fun excursion! i'll definitely take him again, but probably not for lunch... too many bees. seems there's way more bees than usual this fall, and i'm not that fond of them, especially when they're flying around my son. yikes. i don't care what "they" say, i can NOT just sit still until they fly away. they never fly away! i'm more of a swatter- which sometimes ends up being a not-so-good thing, like when i went to shoo one away from cole and forgot that i was holding his spoon full of applesauce in my hand. his head and shirt caught most of the applesauce; he just looked at me very reproachfully, like, "mom. watch what you are doing, please". i found it awesome and beyond words, to watch cole's face as he discovered and learned new things... what a miracle, the way they just take everything in so eagerly! the simple pleasure they get from the smallest things (like wood chips and pine cones) is so cool...
the old cannon and memorial... it was here that i finally got his (late) one-year photo. it was kind of by accident- i wasn't planning on even trying to get one, but it turned out so well... as soon as i get my photo software, i can crop and fine-tune it. (this pic isn't it, by the way...)
and... one of mommy and cole! the only one, good thing it turned out ok. it's always a hit or miss when you try to take photos of yourself! i'm not big into getting myself on camera, but since there was nobody there to take one for me... besides, i've got to have a few of cole and i- there's a lot of him and kelvin, but not too many of him and i. so yeah- our trip to the park proved to be a fun excursion! i'll definitely take him again, but probably not for lunch... too many bees. seems there's way more bees than usual this fall, and i'm not that fond of them, especially when they're flying around my son. yikes. i don't care what "they" say, i can NOT just sit still until they fly away. they never fly away! i'm more of a swatter- which sometimes ends up being a not-so-good thing, like when i went to shoo one away from cole and forgot that i was holding his spoon full of applesauce in my hand. his head and shirt caught most of the applesauce; he just looked at me very reproachfully, like, "mom. watch what you are doing, please". i found it awesome and beyond words, to watch cole's face as he discovered and learned new things... what a miracle, the way they just take everything in so eagerly! the simple pleasure they get from the smallest things (like wood chips and pine cones) is so cool...
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Looks like he had a great time! I really like the picture of you two (he looks so intent on the pinecone:))
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