Showing posts with label slide. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Current Events



We had so much fun at the park today with our friends Rose and Dale, I just have to post these pictures now, even though later tonight, you'll be hearing about events from back in December. 

Lunch was a hurried affair without much eating.  These kids were ready to hit the playground.
Who is that big girl in the striped pants over there playing with those other big kids? Oh! It's my baby Addie!
Emily is pretty darn excited about this slide!
Peek!
Rose showed off her climbing skills and then admired her view from up high.
Yes, Addison is carrying a ball around in her mouth.
Didn't quite get her fill at the picnic table, so it's time for some more sandwich.
Emily and her new little friend held up the line for the slides for quite some time. They were really getting a kick out of hearing everyone cheer for them to come on down!
After her second little lunch break on the bench, Addie decided it would just be most efficient to carry the sandwiches around with her while playing. The tupperware container was a bit cumbersome at times, but since she's used to carrying objects around with her wherever she goes all day long, she did pretty well.
Now this is one fun spinning whirligig. We heard lots of Emily giggles while Mama spun her around and around.
Wee!!
Spin Spin Spin!
Then Emily had to go and scare the daylights out of me by climbing to the top of the big kid playground after seeing Dale do it again and again. Luckily, there were lots of bars to prevent falling, but there were also lots of extremely steep slides and this little monkey is becoming quite the daredevil so I didn't quite trust her to stay on the bridges.
She was quite gleeful when she sensed my apprehension.
When Addison saw the attention Emily got for climbing so high, she had to follow. She made it up several flights of stairs with her sandwich box in hand.
Imagine a Tarzan yell here. Soon all four kids were high above us, and we ended up climbing up to surround them and heard them back down.
Good ol' close-to-the-ground fun!
Now, while all this playing has been going on, Dale has been collecting "treasures" in the treasure bag that Auntie Abbey gave him for the sole purpose of treasure hunting. I guess I was imagining rocks and maybe an occasional bottlecap. 
But instead, Dale's prize treasure of the day...a cigar butt. Hmmmm, sorry about that Mark and Wendy!
Sweet girl and her Mama (oh, sorry Dale, I told you I'd never call your Mommy a Mama again!)

 Can't wait to do it all again soon!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Water Play in the Backyard

One hot but slightly overcast Tuesday in early July, I decided it was time to pull out all the stops, go hog wild, and bring out all the yard toys at once and have a big ol water party in the backyard. I haven't done it again since, but re-watching these videos inspires me to do it again before the summer's over. We had a pretty darn good time.

Addie immediately went to her old favorite, while Emily explored the new crabby territory

Crab sandbox (this year to be used exclusively as a swimming pool) and platform slide courtesy of Craigslist

Telling secrets over starfish and watering cans

Lovin' the new slide

Good Ol Waterfall

Ladybug!

This is just the right depth!

Taking it apart, again, in order to figure out how it works

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Sliding with the Sebrings

Our first adventure with Rose and Wendy! We were off to Longmont to visit the Sebrings, and Addie and Emily decided they were ready to try out Claire's Big Girl Slide.
Emily and Rose try to squeeze up the steps at the same time

Claire and Emily are loving this!

The tumbling begins....the girls discovered it's hilarious to get bowled over at the bottom of the slide

I'm sure the squeals of delight could be heard blocks away!

Again! Again!

Addie begins her ascent (note the photographer in the upper left-hand corner...Hello Wendy!)

Rose is ready to play ball

How fast can you climb, Claire?

Addie's toppa-the-slide pose
 SO excited!

Claire is such a great big-girl friend

A sleepy Daddy Greg watches from the wings

Do you know how much fun you're in for, Vivian?

THIS much fun! Oh yea!