Freedom Park

One of our favorite places here is Freedom Park. It's got a great kids play area, plus a fab lake with ducks. Just this week I took the boys for three hours. I didn't have my camera, but here are some from our trip two weeks ago, when Yoli came.

Our au pair Fran left in July, and this is our new au pair Yoli. This is the last year we'll be doing the au pair program, b/c I'm working less days in 2012, and the kids will all go to preschool next fall. We have Yoli until July 2012. She's from Panama, and Drake is already using random spanish words.

We got a sit and stand off craigslist. And Drake loves it. I knew he would, and we've gotten lots of use out of it.
We found a caterpillar!
He would NOT touch it.
Eli was pointing the ducks out to us, just to make sure we didn't miss them!

Such a pretty park and bridge.
We fed the ducks. Or at least I hope they were ducks. There is fine for feeding the geese.

I don't even remember what this fuss was about. I guess it couldn't have been too important. Someone is always melting down about something.

He uses that finger ALL.THE.TIME. He is constantly pointing and whining. Yep, we are working on that. At least the whining part.

Running!

Yoli and Drake during our walk around the lake.

Eli was off on an adventure.

Play time! Being at a place like this makes me realize how grown up Drake is. There is nothing he won't try to do. He even has me hold his body up so he can cross all the monkey bars!
Time to examine the wood chips

Yoli and Eli in the handicap swing. This is actually Drake's very favorite swing!

My lil' stink. Sure do love my big boy. He is talking a lot more now. Saying "thank you" and "all done". I don't know where the last 17 months have gone.

Swinging with big stink and lil' stink. Drake refused to swing in the infant/toddler bucket swings. Someone should tell him he's two, not twelve.