Parks, Parks, Parks!

We have been to all kinds of parks this summer and they've all been within a 30-minute drive from home! One very impressive summer vacation if you ask me :) Here are some highlights from some of our favorite park memories...

Belleview Park - we enjoyed 5 hours of fun with the Marx family! We had a picnic lunch under a big shade tree and played in the creek for hours. The kids worked hard to move rocks all morning to create a dam and then Adyson & Lindsey constructed a beautiful castle for their rock princesses. Blake (a.k.a. Leonardo from TMNT) chased Jacob (a.k.a. Indiana Jones) and Zach (a.k.a. Kirby from Chicken Little) all over the park, while Drew went back and forth between the water and the Cheetoes.

Lakeside Amusement Park - As part of the local library summer reading program, all three kids earned a free pass with unlimited rides at a 100 year-old amusement park. We decided to count this as our annual "fair" experience - we can only handle "carnies" once a year! We had yummy fair food, rode lots of rides (including the Cyclone rollercoaster - sure hope that isn't 100 yrs. old), and had topped it off with cotton candy. We had a really fun time as a family. Adyson asked, "Can we come here EVERY day?" I think she enjoyed herself the most!

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Pirate's Cove Water Park - the Friday before Adyson's 7th birthday, we travelled south to this fun park with 4 other moms and their kids. We spent the entire day in and out of the water and enormous sand box. I only lost track of Blake 5 times and he only had to be "rescued" by lifeguard once - wow! What a stellar mom I am! All-in-all an amazingly fun day in the sun!