Parks and Cars (not to be confused with parking cars)

September has been such a fun month because it has been so warm. Reed, Eve, and I have made many trips to our local park to enjoy the outside beauty as much as we can.

Reed loves pushing Eve in the umbrella stroller (which he calls the strowger)! He loves pushing it across the grass even though that is much harder than pushing it on the cement. He loves a challenge! He loves climbing up and sliding down the slides. He also enjoys driving us places (there is a steering wheel). He is getting pretty good at the mini climbing wall and tries out the monkey bars (as long as I am hold his legs).

Eve enjoys being pushed along the way as long as Reed doesn't try and tip over the stroller (don't worry - I monitor that carefully). Eve also enjoys crawling in the grass. At first she was a bit hesitant because (I can only assume this is why) it felt funny. But, she loves it now. She also doesn't mind crawling through wood chips. I think she likes the wood chips because she can easily put the in her mouth. She likes the slides and even takes some turns driving with the steering wheel. She is learning to crawl up the slides, so that is always fun. :)

We just love our little park! It is so convenient, clean, and usually has at least some shady spots! Oh, how could I forget? We love to race around the play ground. It is a good time especially when all 3 of us are laughing and trying to run at the same time!

You can never have too many sibling shots, right?! Reed requests them frequently - especially when they are both still in their pajamas. :)

Eve crawling through the wood chips.

"Hello mama." She poses a lot for the camera. :)

This is what Reed thinks of the park.

Eve is always so curious.

Trying to keep his eyes out of the sun.

Eve is such a climber now! She loves to try and get the camera!


My little white car has been a pretty good car. It has gone across the country 3 times and we have not has any major problems, just maintenance and such. Well, one of those maintenance things came up - the brakes! Ugh - but it had to be done. So, I packed up the kids and we headed to the car shop. I thought I could find someone to pick me up, but I was mistaken. Everyone was gone, working, not picking up phones, or just didn't want to answer. So, we were stuck at the little shop. :( Luckily, I brought Eve her breakfast and snacks for Reed and myself. I also brought a glow worm for Eve (one of her new favorite things ever) and a little car that Reed got while Tyson and I were at the dentist. So, we were pretty much set.

The first hour went by quickly. I fed Eve her solid foods. Reed played with his car. We all sang the ABC's and that was an hour. Then, it started to get long. We decided to go outside and look at the cars going by. We sat on the wall and Reed was drinking water from one the cups they had inside with one of those little stirring straws. (He thought the tiny straw was so cool!) That lasted for a few minutes.

Then, we noticed that there was a patch of grass beside the building, so we ventured down there. We played and hung out on the grass. Eve took a nap in my arms. The wind was blowing so it wasn't too hot. All-in-all another fun 45 minutes. I thought we were almost done, but it would be over an hour before we left.

We went back inside to got to the bathroom and play with the car some more. Then, we went outside again and we saw all these black birds swarming. It was quite amazing! I have never seen that many birds so close before! They were even landing in the patch of grass. I tried to get a picture of them flying, but I guess I just have bad timing because I couldn't get it. Ah well.....it was pretty fun to see them everywhere. (Also, they weren't pigeons, so I was happy - I really don't like pigeons)

After 3+ hours, the car was finally done! Finally! We loaded up and went home for lunch. I hope we don't have to do that again anytime soon! But, at least we could play outside in the grass.


If you look by the fire hydrant, you will notice a few black birds.

They are in the gutter mostly.

Eve crawling in the grass. She loves to pull it and try to eat it.

Reed really loved being outside!

Reed and his car. He was pushing it all along the floor (I am hoping it was semi clean) and loved when it crashed into stuff. (Such a boy!)