Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Common Ground Park

In Lakeland we have a new park next to the tennis courts on Edgewood and it is amazing.



We have taken Gabe before but it was super crowded so we decided we wanted to take him before his surgery since we won't be able to go for a few weeks after it. Since Michael is off on Monday we had a nice family day at the park.




Gabe really just loves being able to run free and burn some energy. He isn't scared of anything so you really have to keep your eye on him. He runs up and down that ramp probably 20 times at least while we are there.
He really loves the slides and I have been trying to find him one on Craigslist but not been successful yet. It really would be nice to get him a swing set for his birthday but we will have to see about that.



He doesn't go very fast down the slide because his shoes catch him but hi still thinks it is fun!!


He also likes climbing back up the slides and is very good at it. We are having to stop that since it isn't very nice to do in a crowded park.




He wanted to try the big boy swing this time and did ok on it. At first he just kept throwing himself back and laughing but then he stayed sitting up.

The second time he went back to it he reached for the chains remembering he had to hold on.

He prefers the little boy swing though. I think it's because he can go much higher, which is what he loves to do.

He likes that big swing some but he hates when the sun gets in his eyes laying on his back.



He really thought this cup thing was hilarious and wanted to spin round and round!!

There is also this huge hill that they can slide down, it is really neat. I thought he would be scared to do it but not at all, I think he wishes he could go a little faster. This time he even went through the tunnel underneath it and climbed up the rope latter to get to the top of the hill.


Gavin slept most of the time but I think he had a good time too!!!
He is very hot natured like Gabe always was so it was a nice day for him to be out since it was pretty overcast.


It is just a really nice place to go play and let the boys get outta the house. We always have a lot of fun!!




1 comment:

Mandy said...

Too fun. That is an awesome park, if we can ever get everyone well at the same time maybe we can meet there one day! :) Also, don't forget about Walmart for the swing/slideset....they really aren't that expensive and you could get everyone to go in together like we did for Emma...besides, Alex and Michael already know how to put them together! Hope Gabe is doing well and back up and at it soon.