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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Labor Day fun

On our way home from the beach on Labor Day, we got a call saying that Dana and Derek, and Brandon and Afton's families were up at a fun place in Hockinson called Alderbrook Park. They invited us to join them. So, we quickly stopped off at home to unload the car, then we were on our way. It was fun! There were inflatables, sprinklers, a pool, climbing structures, mini golf, paddle boats, sports of all kinds, even a dunk tank. The drinking fountains had pink lemonade in them instead of water! It was a fun way to enjoy the nice sunshiny day.

Kayla found a fuzzy caterpillar

Rachie's turn to hold it

Jake on the paddleboat

Daddy and Rachie

We're gonna go go go go on an adventure!

At the beginning of the summer, I had each of the kids make a bucket list of things they wanted to do during summer break. One of the things on my list was to have adventures at new places. So, we decided to try out a new park. We went over and got Lucia and Ava and headed out to try a new park for a picnic lunch and playtime. It wasn't a very exciting park. I looked online to find one that had a water feature. Turns out this one is just a small fountain that runs a little stream alongside a sandpit play area. But it had a nice sized field and lots of big trees provided us with shade on a hot August day. It has a trail that we took and was very secluded, even though it is located in the middle of a neighborhood. We had fun being goofy and just hanging out together.