Just like old times - sort of

The big boys and I used to go to parks all the time. We know the best parks in Ames and Ankeny, and we have been to all of the Slater and Huxley parks a million times. This year, with Carter in kindergarten, we rarely get to spend a morning just swinging, playing and collecting rocks and other treasures. This week Carter has three days off because of kindergarten round-up, (which Owen had today) so we spent yesterday at one of our favorite parks, Brookside, in Ames. It has multiple play areas, an old fire truck to play on and a suspension bridge that crosses the river.

It was 78 degrees and sunny. Perfect Park Day! Corey even joined us for lunch. This was Lewis' first real trip to the park, and he had a great time crawling around and putting things in his mouth. Who needs graham crackers when you have wood chips?