Friday, March 26, 2010

Late Winter, Early Spring...Fun at the Park

This is really just a collection of a "few" of my favorite pictures of Taylor playing at the park in February and March. We did have some sunny days.
I like to go during the day when it is less crowded and we have it to ourselves...mostly.
There were a couple of boys playing together. Taylor would try to engage them, "Hey, guys, I have something very important to show you." It would be the slide. They did all play together pretty well for awhile.
Sometimes I slide with her, but there will not be any pictures of that...who would take them?
I do love the blue, blue skies of North Idaho. Not always so blue in Southern California.
This is a great little park with nice paths to walk. I park and walk around the "lake" prior to letting her play.
After play time, we walked the long way around the lake and ended up at Cold Stone so Taylor, and just Taylor, could get a treat.
There is a curved bar associated with this little seat. I hold onto the bar with both hands and cycle it as fast as I can...as it moves the car slowly back and forth. It is a great exercise!
We even have interactive park art...
After Taylor's dance class, she would often want to stop by the park to play. If I thought it was to cold or just didn't want to go, I would take a side street so she didn't see it and would (hopefully) not ask.
We have done this a few times. Taylor climbed to the top of the castle and said, "I'm the princess, now who's gonna save me?"
It's usually around four in the afternoon, so we sometimes have a crowd.
Of course, I love taking pictures...documenting just about everything, as she becomes more adventurous.
She rode this dizzy, spinney thing too, but she also liked to supply the ride...hang on everybody!
Another day, but the same strawberry shirt and red polka dotted skirt. It is a current favorite.
You go Taylor! Princess of the hill!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

We don't have a Zoo...but we do have Cabelas

It's a nice big store where we can walk around when it's too cold and wet to play outside.
We have gone enough that Taylor knows where all her favorite things are...like the fish and the plane and the shooting gallery. She likes to walk inside any tents that are displayed as well.
No zoo...but there are animals.
Taylor probably had just as much fun pretending to play as she would have had if I put money in the machine. She makes her own shooting sound...
I do always let her help me do the shooting gallery. I hold the gun and she stands in front of me and pulls the trigger. And her mama never misses. She likes me to get the bear and the deer the best.