Kelly Road

On Tuesday of Spring Break (yes, I'm skipping way back to spring break - apologies)... We had some friends over for a little play date with anyone who was around. It was a lot of fun - the moms were able to chat and catch up, while the kids ran wild played peacefully throughout the house.  There was no picture taking involved, so you'll just have to trust me :)  Poor Kate was the only girl, but she managed, making friends with a little brother of one of Brett's friends.

After everyone cleared out, we cleaned up the house, packed a picnic lunch and headed over to the Kelly Road park in Apex.  Heather, over at Boys on Tuesdays told me about this park a while ago.  It's in Apex, which is where I grew up, about 30 minutes from where we live now, but it's a lot like the kids' favorite castle park (see below).  Let's just say it was pretty awesome!  The kids had a great time finding the hidden tunnels and secret nooks and crannies - all of the things that they are old pros at finding when we're at the Castle Park.  They have a sand box, which makes Kate happy, and Brett appeases her for awhile most days.  They had some climbing stuff that was low enough for our kids to do mostly by themselves, which was nice too.  Thanks, Heather, for telling us about this fun park!  It's not one that we'll hit often just because it's not overly convenient for us, but it's nice when we're looking for somewhere different to go, and I know the kids will like it just as much or more than the ones close by!

Playing in the sand box - unfortunately for Brett, I only had a pink shovel.  Sorry, buddy!

Brett was supervising the work of his little sister - they were burying a hidden treasure.

The Apex Castle Park in all of it's glory :)

"Look, Mom!  Tip toes - I can reach!!"

She did it - she was so proud!  You can tell she's really concentrating the way her tongue is sticking out... I'm worried she's going to bite it off one day!  I know, irrational mom fear # 6,447

Holy cow - both kids looking at the camera simultaneously?!

Must.make.noise.

That's a pretty cute tree you found there, Kate!  I couldn't for the life of me keep up with Brett - he ran through there like a crazy man!

I found him for a quick second, and then he was gone again!

Sleepy girl

Memere stopped by for a little while too since we were so close to their house :)