Park Day

Saturday I was looking for something fun to do with the kiddodiddos.  Since the weather was nice, I packed a few snacks and we headed over to a nearby park for some silly time.  Rachel and I did the slides (she is definately not independent at the park yet.)  Jonny and Rachel did the swings.  James and Jonny did kickball, football and basketball.  Amelia ran around doing slides with me and Rachel and invented games for herself and Simon to play.  There are these awesome bushes at this park.  They are about 3 and a half feet high and they look really solid but they are hollow undernearth.  Simon, Rachel and I played under there until I was told it was not for grownups (Simon's idea, but I was okay with it.) 
After eating a snack of bananas, Jonny collected the peels and lined them up on the ground.  Then he repeatedly ran across them, yelling updates as to whether they were slippery or not.  (I didn't slip!  I STILL didn't slip!)   This idea was not a new fascination, he frequently brings home drawings of people slipping on banana peels from school.
At one point, we were all on the teeter totter and James decided to show off his balance by doing that Russian dance on the center piece while we all went up and down.  You know the dance where the guys crouch down low and kick their legs and shout HEY! Maybe it's not Russian, but I associate it with Russia; also large black fuzzy hats.)  
Nice day, I hope for many more this spring!