Family Playdate

magnetic fishies and poles

Last week we had the opportunity to go to a playscape as a family. Sunshine and I have been to a similar playscape years ago, but this one is closer to home. This one opened just a month or so ago, so they're still finishing some things, but what we played on was well-built, creative, and a lot of fun for the kiddos. 

River is all in when it comes to fishing :)

They worked with the contours of the land to put these tunnels in.

River was pretending to be a ferocious bear :)

Naturally, the kids loved the little hobbit house, and they all had to try out the little rocking chair. We had a chair just like this when I was little.

Sunshine and River had fun playing on this giant lizard (it's a lot bigger than it looks), but they moved on to the next activity before Ocean and I caught up, so I missed a picture of them on it.

The kids can be forgiven for moving on quickly though, because they found the stream! By far, this was the main attraction for the kids that were there. Sunshine played in the water for a while before moving on to an outdoor kitchen, but the boys did not want to leave. They love playing in the water- any type of water, and if they can get completely wet, even better.

he started out dry....

After playing in the sand, Ocean started bending over, putting the top of his head in the water, which he thought was great. Then he lost his balance and sat in the water, which caught him off guard for a second, and then he smiled. He may have lost his balance a few more times after that, and in just a few minutes he was soaking wet and smiling. Such a funny kiddo.

The boys had lots of fun in the sand box, though I did have to convince them to leave the sand in the sand box and to keep the rocks in the rock area.

We were there with several other families, and in the evening we hiked a short way to a small meadow in the trees and played a few games and did some exploring. Ocean liked the parachute, but River kept running off with the ball we were trying to keep on the parachute.

Ocean found some tall weeds and was crouching down in them, like he was trying to hide. He did rather blend in with his green clothes :) Such a cutie!

It was getting dark as we walked this little nature trail, but the boys didn't let that stop them or slow them down.

We'd planned on spending the night and watching the Perseid meteor shower, but the lightning, thunder, and rain chased us home. Yep, we totally wussed out. But we slept a lot better that night than we would have if we'd stayed :)

We had a lot of fun just relaxing and playing, and we'll definitely go back. There were several attractions/items/not sure what exactly to call them that the kiddos didn't get a chance to explore, so there's still more to do. Though I don't think they'll have a problem revisiting the things they did on their first visit, especially the stream. If you're local to me and want to know the name so you can visit- just let me know!