Parkin' It In the Fall

Today was a special afternoon! Omi, Boo and I went to the park after church this afternoon and we had so much fun! It was girl-time at it's best! Mom of course brought along the camera and took lots of pictures. I can't believe how big Brienna has gotten and how beautiful she is. Some of the pictures just simply took my breath away! (Ok, I admit that I have a biast opinion of my child - who wouldn't? lol)

Boo usually likes to nap in the afternoons when we get home from church, but lately those naps are getting pushed further from noon. So instead of fighting with her to get her to take the much needed nap today, we decided to play hard in the park. It was the perfect afternoon! It wasn't too cool and the sun made it a little warmer than expected.

Brienna loves the slide. Last time we went to the park, Daddy helped her climb up and slide down while Mommy watched and made faces. Today, I got the chance to help her and it was so much fun. She'd run around the jungle gym trying to pick out the next entrance she wanted to take. Her favorite was a ladder that she didn't know how to climb. I spent some time trying to teach her how to climb; one day she'll be big and strong enough to do it on her own. From the ladder, she would crawl through the tube over to the platform where the slide was. When she came out you could see the static in her hair (what couldn't be contained by the pony tails!)

Today I was proud of her for letting me put her in the swing. The last time she was on the swings, she started swinging before she was holding on. Ever since she's been scared. The funny thing is to watch her watch other kids swing. When they laugh, she laughs. I think she'll get there eventually, but until then, I'll keep putting her on the swing and let her cry for a minute or so and then take her off of it.