Randall Park

On the way to the pumpkin patch we passed this park. I'd always wanted to stop and play at it, and today was the day! It was a gorgeous day to play at the park and for most of the hour + we were there we had it to our selves.


Ammon really wanted to go see the flags on the horseshoe area. On their way back I snapped this picture. I love how it shows the kids as they are. No posing, no smiling for the camera, no getting ready. You can see Ammon kicking the sand with his feet, the way Simeon's holding his right hand-I can tell he's thinking about something and he's doing it with his hand, and the way Corrine's hair blows when she walks.

Joy of childhood caught in the moment. I am so in love with Ammon's dimples. No one else has them and they are so priceless.

This was posed of Simeon. He's growing up so fast. He'll be double digits this spring. He is getting more mature, responsible and so much smarter. He doesn't like getting his picture taken very often, so I take advantage of it when he does.
This park had the nicest sand I've ever seen at a park. It was light gray, small and consistent pieces and it was well wonderful to touch. I know it sounds weird to talk about the sand-but really it was great sand. I wished i could have bottled some and brought it home for our sand table.
Anyways the 3 older kids LOVED the sand too. The started digging in it and they ended up with a volcano with 4 tunnels connecting (or almost connecting) underneath it. They spent nearly an hour digging the tunnels and perfecting their volcano.



While the 3 older kids were playing in the sand, Rebecca decided that she did NOT like the feel of the sand under her feet and she froze. She squatted in the same place for a good 5 minutes. She wasn't crying, just squatting there looking around. After I realized she wasn't moving because of the sand we went off to play elsewhere.

The top of the dinosaur slide was a "safe" place to be. She could watch her siblings play in the sand, but she didn't have to touch the sand.
After going down the slide she showed just how much she disliked the sand by trying her hardest to get her feet up out of the it. I found this so amusing since just a few weeks back she was happily playing in some sand at home-but it was with her hands, not walking in it. I tested it later on by setting her standing up in the sand and she did then want to be picked up and wouldn't walk out of it.



Rebecca is very into showing off her body parts. I love how she pulled her ears out as far as she could get them and that she has to lift her shirt all the way up to point to her stomach. This stage is so much fun!



After all the sand playing it was no surprise to have sand all over them. They were laying down reaching their hands in the tunnels as far as they could.





Today was one of those "Wish I could bottle it days" and open it back up and relive this day when the chaos of life starts to get too much. This was one of those days where the joys of childhood and the joys of motherhood collided and made for some AWESOME memories! This is one I'll look back on and smile everytime. We need more days like this.