Last Thursday we tried the Southwest Metropolitan Park's "Primitive" Trail -- it was a blast! It has two fishing ponds and a 2.2 mile loop. We got about 1/3 of the way around the loop before the two year olds started falling apart (Miles in particular runs so fast that he tires himself out early -- Louis on the other hand, just wants to be carried on my back, sing songs, and eat snacks). So we did just shy of 2 miles, out-and-back, and the 2 year olds aren't quite there yet, but Esme and Rosemary, on the other hand, RAN most of the trail. There were markers numbered 1-60 along the trail every 200 feet and they would run to the next marker and wait for us. It was great! Talk about getting their energy out! We liked the trail so much that we returned with James today and did the whole loop.
Friday James was still on his business trip to New York, but we invited Esme and Miles over to start carving pumpkins. This was our first installation -- its still too early to carve them for Halloween or I think they'll rot. I toasted the pumpkin seeds which are delicious and we drank pumpkin beer. Maureen's friend Rachel got to see her first true 3 year-old melt down when Esme and Rosemary started crying hysterically about their botched croquet game :-)
Last Thursday we tried the Southwest Metropolitan Park's "Primitive" Trail -- it was a blast! It has two fishing ponds and a 2.2 mile loop. We got about 1/3 of the way around the loop before the two year olds started falling apart (Miles in particular runs so fast that he tires himself out early -- Louis on the other hand, just wants to be carried on my back, sing songs, and eat snacks). So we did just shy of 2 miles, out-and-back, and the 2 year olds aren't quite there yet, but Esme and Rosemary, on the other hand, RAN most of the trail. There were markers numbered 1-60 along the trail every 200 feet and they would run to the next marker and wait for us. It was great! Talk about getting their energy out! We liked the trail so much that we returned with James today and did the whole loop.
Friday James was still on his business trip to New York, but we invited Esme and Miles over to start carving pumpkins. This was our first installation -- its still too early to carve them for Halloween or I think they'll rot. I toasted the pumpkin seeds which are delicious and we drank pumpkin beer. Maureen's friend Rachel got to see her first true 3 year-old melt down when Esme and Rosemary started crying hysterically about their botched croquet game :-)
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