Off to the Park!

Grandma was very lucky to get to go to the park with Claire and Chloe, Paula, and Aunt Suzie this past week. From the moment the word was mentioned, Claire was at the front door saying, "park", "park". We finally convinced her she needed to drink her juice and get her shoes on and then we were off....

Upon exiting the car, the race was on. The girls got so excited and Claire immediately began her "gathering". In several of the pictures you will notice that she has a fist full of sticks, which, by the way, she held on to for dear life, no matter what. The sticks made Grandma a little nervous, but I soon saw that she managed them very well. In the first picture you see Chloe beginning her exploring and Claire way off in the upper left corner. Next you see Claire with her sticks and Chloe just taking it all in. Chloe was full of curiosity and very fast on her feet and Paula got to her just as she was about to go under one of the play areas in a tunnel like space; she was most likely just following some big kids.

Shortly after we arrived a school bus full of children came for a field trip and the girls were very interested in what the big kids were doing. Aunt Suzie and Claire pose in one of the play areas and Aunt Suzie holds Chloe in the swing while we wait for another baby swing to be available.

Here are a couple of movie clips of the girls swinging. In the first one you can see a walking path behind Claire's swing. Paula doesn't bring them to the play area unless another adult is along, but she often walks in the park with the girls in the stroller. When Claire, particularly, sees the swings and play area through the fence it always makes her very upset to walk by. You can hear her delight as she swings, (sticks still in her grip) and Chloe giggling beside her. The second film is Chloe also thoroughly enjoying her swing time.

The last little film is just some fun at home. How thankful we are for their good health and strong bodies.