While we love going on adventures with grandma and popop, sometimes we venture out on our own too. I try and find places to see or activities to do where I can easily manage having all three of them on my own. I don't always have enough hands to hold (though that happens even just while walking H into school!), but we manage pretty well.
One gorgeous weekend morning in May, we finally headed out to visit the airport park. I'd heard really good things about it, but somehow we'd never been. It was lovely! Part of it was the weather - it was a day that was hard to beat in terms of blue sky and perfect temperature - but the park was really fun. You could watch the planes take off or land, run around on a small sized runway, or play in the sand and do a little bit of climbing. We had a lovely time exploring all the different areas.
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| a plane! |
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| wait for me guys! |
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| here it comes... |
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| watching patiently |
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| there it goes |
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| view of the play runways from the viewing deck |
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| M tries to take off |
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| excited face! |
Right after preschool was over, Eliza, Molly and I headed back out to Jordan Lake to check out one more lake beach option before summer time. We found a nice little playground, a big grassy area and a nice long beach. The girls had fun splashing in the water and playing in the sand. We didn't stay long, but I'm sure we will be back!
Over Memorial Day weekend, we headed up to the museum to get a chance to play in the Build It! Bamboo! exhibit that was about to end. We weren't sure quite what to expect, but it turned out to be pretty cool. Hayden, in particular, really had a good time. Basically, the museum provided supplies of bamboo poles and rubber ties for visitors to create whatever sort of structure you could. Molly and Eliza preferred the professionally built teepee type climber that was strong enough for kids to climb on. Hayden and I worked to build our own smaller teepee version; Hayden was very intent on trying to add a swing to it. It was fun to watch her experiment with what sort of swing (a hoop? a rubber strap?) would be able to hold her weight. She did manage to pick her feet up briefly, but we definitely need a little more engineering training!
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| step 1 - tie these things together |
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| testing her hoop swing |
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| M and E play like monkeys |
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| feet off the ground (just barely) on the strap swing |
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| E wanted to try the strap swing too - we built that whole structure! |
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| H finally on the strap swing on the professionally built climber |
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| more monkeys |
1 comment:
Fun adventures with the girls and I know they enjoy them. We heard about the airplane park several times, and building with bamboo was an excellent activity. So many fun things to do here in the Triangle!
Love,
Popop
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