In the midst of plenty of seriousness and a lot of focus on accomplishing tasks, it’s absolutely essential to take some time out for a break. Especially when you have an energetic toddler who you want to soak up as much as possible before he loses his only child status. We’ve been trying to make room for fun activities as a trio, even if they’re simple and require no more than a little planning. H is a firecracker. He is so fun to be with, and equally fun to watch. I can’t resist getting in on the fun he’s having–at the park, the pool, the beach, outside…if only I could transfer some of his energy at this stage of pregnancy. We’d really be golden!

Tonight: a few pics from a weekend outing to the park. We’ve made it our mission to explore as many great parks as we can this summer. Henry determines their awesomeness (or lack thereof) based on a few criteria: bucket swings, slide variety, and playground equipment color. This particular park was green and sort of gold (win) and had awesome slides that were accessible to H’s little two year old muscle power (win), but lacked any bucket swings to speak of (major disappointment). He was very sad to have to sit on Daddy’s lap to swing, but the outdoor instruments, replete with bongo drums, a metal keyboard of sorts, and various other percussive equipment made for a good distraction. So did climbing the apparatus below with mommy and baby. We had a great time:

climbing up.

peek-a-boo belly! (and a few monkeys, too.)

Even when 37 weeks pregnant, it’s good to do a little climbing. (Just not the kind of climbing we do at 39 weeks pregnant;) Remember those 200 some odd stairs that brought on a baby the last time? Needless to say, we’ll be going for a family hike in a few weeks if we don’t already have a new arrival in tow…

always up for a little shenanigans with my boy!

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