Family Fun Week: Day 4
Today our destination was, according to Noah, "a big big big big big big big big playground." That's right, 8 "bigs" to describe this thing. According to grownups, it was Lake Waterford Park.
There's also another entire swingset you can't see in the photo. There were tons of slides and tunnels and things to do that you don't find on just every playground, like this fun balance beam.
Noah's Grammy usually comes to visit on Thursdays, so as a special surprise for Noah, she met us there at the park for a picnic lunch and playtime.
There was also a lake, which Noah enjoyed because he could throw sticks in and watch geese.
Let me start by saying that Noah had a fantastic time. He loved the playground and didn't want to leave.
The reality, though, was that for Mama {and Grammy and Daddy, I think} it left some to be desired.
Fail #1: The weather. It was at least 91 degrees today with 100% humidity. Can you say "uggggh?" I kept feeling like something was crawling on me only to realize that it was drops of sweat running down my leg/arm/shoulder/back. Ewwwwwww!
Fail #2: The crowd. We happened to pick the same day to visit that at least one school group did. There was a huge kindergarten group there, which meant swarms of children on all the equipment. Let it be known that I normally love little kids. Mine in particular, but other ones too. I enjoy spending time with them, playing with them, reading to them.... But only when I'm not vastly outnumbered. It's a shortcoming of mine, I suppose, but large numbers of small children haphazardly running, screaming, and shouting makes me cringe. Actually, it makes me want to run far, far away. So, not my ideal environment...
Fail #3: The lake. It stunk. It was dirty and littered and gross, despite how pretty the picture looks. Major "ew."
So, we ended up calling it a day around noonish and heading to a local Starbucks. Aaaah, now we're talking vacation! Peppermint Mocha Frappucino, I love you.
How about you? How are you beating the heat? I can't divulge tomorrow's big plan yet, but I will tell you that it's INDOORS!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments brighten my day! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with me.
{P.S. - Are you a no-reply comment blogger? It makes me sad when I can't respond to your sweet comments. To change this, go to your profile and check "show my e-mail address". That's it!}