Swinging at the Park

As I sit inside this afternoon wishing it was warm enough to take the kids outside to play, I remembered that I didn't post the pictures that I took of them playing outside last week; so here it goes. . . .

We had a couple of nice days last week, but one day it was sunny, warm and dry at the same time, so I took the kids to the park.  MayLynn is mobile enough that she is no longer content to sit in the stroller and watch Owen play, although she is still too young to turn loose in wood chips. So we compromised by letting her swing, for about 20 minutes or more.  She was thrilled.

And since Owen isn't content to let MayLynn do something that he isn't doing too, Owen also chose to swing at the park.  

After pushing both kids on the swing for nearly a half-hour, Owen finally got bored and decided that instead of sitting on the swing, he wanted to push it.  That lasted for about 3 minutes, until the swing started going sideways and MayLynn was no longer happy, but at least he was willing to try.

I know that it's still winter, and I want it to stay winter as long as possible so that summer and the heat stay away as long as possible, but it sure was nice to be able to escape cabin fever for an afternoon and have fun swinging at the park.

Brad & Alyssa Come to Visit

My brother, Brad, and his wife Alyssa came up from Tennessee to visit us for a few days. They arrived Monday afternoon and we spent New Year's Eve eating yummy snacks and playing Mario Kart.  The next day we just hung out around the house and took a quick trip to the mall to get out and stretch our legs and play with trains.

On Thursday we went to another one of our family's favorite stomping grounds - the zoo.  It was cold and a few parts of the zoo were closed because of the ice on the ground, but there are enough indoor exhibits that we were able to have lots of fun and not get too cold. Owen especially liked showing Brad & Alyssa his favorite parts of the zoo.

Yesterday we went to both the Missouri History Museum and the St. Louis Science Center.  We had fun looking at the exhibits and spending time together.  Throughout the whole week Alyssa & Bradley had a lot of fun taking pictures, so I didn't have too, and then they shared them with me so I could share them with all of you.

I'm so glad that we live in a place that has so many places to have fun without breaking the bank.  St. Louis is a great place to live and I'm very grateful that Brad & Alyssa came to visit and share some of our favorite hangouts with us.  We also had a lot of fun visiting, playing Nintendo games, and playing with their dog, Nelly.  Thanks for the visit Brad & Alyssa!