Summer Adventures - Centennial Park

 Yesterday we visited Centennial Park in Aurora.  It's a new park about 30 minutes away, that some friends had recommended.

I didn't realize that it's a water park!  They have lots of fun sprinklers and water areas, actually the whole park is pretty cool.  Lots of interesting play structures, rock walls, 2-story slides, and sandboxes. 

It was really crowded though - we saw 3 buses from local daycares.  We'll come back again, and we'll bring Jack's swimsuit next time.

Summer Adventures - Evergreen

 Last Friday, we visited Evergreen.  I didn't have a set plan, but it was nice weather, so I was looking for something fun outside.

 We followed signs for the Hiwan Homestead Museum.  The museum itself wasn't open yet, but they have a nice big park with trees, a teepee, and a couple of covered wagons.

 The museum.

 We had a lot of fun just playing outside.

 And on the porch of the museum - the stairs provided a lot of entertainment.

 Front of the museum.

 We also visited Evergreen Lake.

 There is a boardwalk around the lake, but Jack wasn't sure about the boards (some moved a bit when you walked on them).

 The park in front of the lake.

 There are ducks, and you can rent canoes.

We had a fun morning, and got home just before the rain clouds moved in.

We like open windows

Weekly pics - Playdough and garden update

 Jack's new fave book.

 Playdough-ing it up

 What I get for vacuuming the upstairs alone

 We finally got the screen in our bedroom replaced (it took 2 tries).

 Backyard flowers.

 Visiing the garden plot right after it rained - he definitely prefers the cooler weather!

 I love the candy-colored tomato cages in another person's garden plot.

 Baby zucchinis on one of our plants.

 Lettuces.

 Baby tomatillos.

I didn't plant peas...but we have a small pea plant!