White Pines

We went to White Pines state park today. The kids love the playground there. And Gwendolyn is getting so good at climbing! It's so nice to see the kids playing together! They both have so much more fun together now that Gwendolyn is able to keep up with Lucas a little bit easier.
After the kids got tired and overheated from running around the playground, we went and walked through this great wading area in the river. Lucas was so happy to splash around in the water and loved kicking it to see how high up it would go. And Gwendolyn sat at the edge and splashed a bit, then asked to be carried through the water :) She did find a nice puddle of mud to squish around in, tho. And, really, there's not much better than a mud puddle when you're a small person.

A day in DeKalb

Lucas asked to go to a park in the morning before we left the house. After a long drive, he was so happy to end up at a park!! He took off running as soon as he was out of the car :)

















































We also went to the lagoon at NIU. The kids loved running around the water. Gwendolyn was thrilled that there were ducks there. She kept happilly screaming 'Duck duck duck!!! Water water water!!!' Did I mention she loves ducks?? She even found a feather to play with.

Playing at the park

Playing at the park

A morning at the park

::Gwendolyn peering through the bars at me :)::Lucas just jumped off the platform behind him. The one with the red rope. Yes, it is much taller than he is. He loved it!!::Lucas running off to jump off the platform again :) My little adventurer.::Gwendolyn exploring::Lucas watching Gwendolyn explore.::She found something interesting. ::And she drew a crowd. The kids have so much fun playing together. Especially with Daddy!::Gwendolyn is actually glaring at me because I told her she couldn't eat the garbage off the ground.. Oh, but she's still adorable.::Gwendolyn wandered off down a sidewalk. Lucas was quick to follow and take the lead. The kids led us on a nice walk :) Gwendolyn walked for two entire blocks by herself before she got tired.

Sand toys

We are loving sand toys these days. The park we go to all the time (Wooden Wonderland) has a nice big sandbox that the kids love to play in. We've always had a few sand toys to bring with us, but we recently got a whole lot more. Think shovels and buckets - also some unusual things like loaders and funny little bright things to hide in the sand and dig back up and cups - musn't forget the cups :) We just got a tiny little yellow bucket and a purple shovel today - can't wait to go try them out!! Hopefully it won't rain until after we've been to the park!