Playing Hard

Ian, Evan, Rip, and I all headed down to Magnusson Park to check out the playground and the dog park. It was a beautiful day when we looked out the window of our apartment, but unfortunately by the time we actually made it out to the car it had clouded over again and was quite cold. If you don't get outside immediately when you see the sun in Seattle, you miss it!

We headed to the park anyway. First, we left poor Ripple in the car and went to check out the playground. Evan has only had very limited experiences with playgrounds so we thought it was time for him to check one out. We started in the swings because he likes motion so much. We put him in one of the baby swings, but he couldn't figure out that he needed to sit in it. So, he was completely board straight the whole time he was in there. We pushed him a little bit. He smiled some of the time and fussed some of the time. I think he was a bit overstimulated by it all. Next, daddy helped him on the big swings and the slide. However, the most fun was definitely the mulch! He got down on hands and knees and had great fun digging in it. Maybe he'll be more in to the actual playground when he gets a bit older.

After Evan's playground experience we rescued Ripple from the car and took him for a good romp in the dog park. We only stayed in the small dog area because we're a little afraid of Rip stealing a tennis ball from a big dog and ending up in several small pieces! He had a great time and even interacted with a few dogs. It was a great, but cold, day out playing with the boys!

Evan didn't know what he thought about the swing...

Evan didn't know what he thought about the slide...

Now mulch...

Mulch was fun!