Spring Weather!

This weekend's great weather meant one thing: playground time! Instead of going to any of the big playgrounds in the area, we went to our neighborhood playground. Although we can't walk to it - more about the busy roads than the distance - it is just a very short car ride away.

Julia loved the swings and slides as usual. This time, she also had fun on the teeter-totter and merry-go-round. Julia was a bit too fearless on the merry-go-round, so I had my full attention on her to make sure she was holding on (so there are no pictures of that). She had a great time and didn't want to leave.







While we were there, I reminisced about August of '07 when Charlie, Kylelyn and Scott came to visit. It was two weeks before Julia was born, and Scott was about the age Julia is now. Kylelyn and I took Scott to this same playground. I knew I would take my child to this playground one day, but it seemed so far in the future. How time flies!

Here are some pictures of Scott during that Aug '07 visit. (It's been far too long since we've seen our nephew, and we miss him. We can't wait to meet Meredith!)

A Reprieve from the COLD

This week, we've had snow, freezing rain, ice, and cold cold cold weather. Today, nature gave us the gift of a sunny, moderate, beautiful day. Kara came in from Atlanta, and we took Julia to Clemyjontri. Julia ran, climbed, ran, jumped, climbed, ran, slid and ran. She had a great time and didn't want to leave!

A Winter Trip to the Playground

There was some warm weather over the holiday break. Our friend and neighbor, Elizabeth, joined us for a trip to the playground. Julia was thrilled to be outside playing and had a great time with Elizabeth.

Loving the swings

With Tia

On the playground

Beautiful Days

We've taken advantage of some beautiful October weather for a few trips to the park. Julia likes to swing, but she loves the slide!







Thanks to Aunt Kylelyn, Uncle Charlie, and Scott for the cute little birthday outfit!

Clemyjontri

Julia's playgroup visited a fantastic park in McLean. It is near Julia's Oma and Opa's house; they introduced us to the park a while back, and I have been waiting for Julia to be big enough to play on there.

Clemyjontri has the biggest playground I have ever seen; it is on 18 acres of land donated by Mrs. Adele Lebowitz. She donated it to the county so that they could build a playground where children of all abilities can play side-by-side. The name is a combination of the donor's childrens' name. Check out more about Clemyjontri.

It was a beautiful day, and the kids had a great time!
Photo credits go to my friend, Kristi:









Julia also got to practice her walking skills: