Playdate at our house and a trip to the park

A couple weekends ago, we babysat a friend's kiddo so they could go enjoy a mommy-daddy date before baby #2 arrives. We lucked out and had nice weather, so we decided to spend some time at the park across the street.

The swings were a big hit. Swinging started with lots of laughter and big smiles, and ended with two munchkins nearly asleep.

It was Makaela's first time having a little person over to HER house. Her little buddy loved driving her car, and she loved carrying around his stuffed animal. They did a pretty good job playing together. No bumps, bruises or tears.

Lunch was rather interesting, and these two had to be separated because they were having a little TOO much fun sharing and flinging spaghetti around. I have no pictures of that escapade because, oh yeah that's right, my hands were covered in spaghetti sauce...yummmm.

It's always fun to spend time with a toddler...gives us a slight glimpse of what the future has in store for us. We better start stocking up on coffee now. Oh, and we better watch our mouths ;-)

Because we had so much fun swinging, I decided to take Mak back to the park one day while Tim was at work. It was a bit colder, so we had to bundle up. 

And someone had to rock her shades because it was darn sunny...

There were a couple little boys, probably about 5 years old, at the park with their mom. The second they saw Makaela swinging, they begged their mom to push them on the swings. Poor lady was enjoying her quiet time on the bench, haha. She said "Why don't you guys run around and get some energy out?" Nope, they wanted to swing. Man, oh, man, did she give me the stink eye.

My friend said it best, mama shoulda taught those kids how to pump. LOL.

A swinging baby should brighten anyone's day, no?

First Time Swinging at the Park

Makaela loves spending time outdoors, without a doubt.

It is one of the reasons I'm starting to like our new home; we can go outside daily and don't have to worry about getting all bundled up. In fact, I may or may not sometimes put her on the patio for a little afternoon siesta...

Walks relax her, and I certainly can't complain about getting some fresh air! We also enjoy some girl talk occasionally...

We are fortunate to live in a very kid friendly neighborhood. There is a playground across the street, behind our house, and another just a block away. A few days ago we decided to try out the swings for the first time. She is still much to small to use that swing the way it is intended, but we improvised :) She l-o-v-e-d her hair blowing in the breeze. 

Cheers to many more playground and park adventures as she grows!