Fun With Friends

This summer I have been getting really bored, so we have been trying to keep busy with little outings.  Luckily we have playgroup and friends from the ward to help keep us busy.  For a while we were getting a lot of rain so we weren't able to do many outdoor activities, so one afternoon we hit up the play area at the mall with Krystal, Brock and Will.

We have also gotten a lot of use out of our Zoo and Botanic Gardens memberships.  I don't have any recent pictures from the zoo, but we have really enjoyed the water area at the Gardens since it has been hot.  Brooklyn was a little hesitant with the water at first but once she saw Brock jump right in she decided to give it a try and now she loves it.  We will definitely be going there a lot this summer to try and beat the heat. She also really loved feeding the ducks.  As you can imagine she quacked the whole time.

It is so nice that she can do slides all by herself now. I no longer have to go to the top with her and then run back to the bottom to catch her.

Testing out the water

Snack break

We also have gone out to dinner a few times with friends.  We try to hit up the restaurants early so that our kids aren't a bother to other people, because they typically like to run a round quite a bit.  Brooklyn loves that she can now be a part of the older kids and follow them around.

Fun at Trolley Stop

We also go to the park at least twice a week and try to invite friends from the ward and we go swimming at the YMCA pool once or twice a week.  On days we don't have anything to do I have been known to go to the grocery store just to get bananas or go to the gym a second time. I think our outings are more for me then for Brooklyn.  She doesn't mind hanging out at home playing with her toys, but toddler toys can only entertain me for so long.