ScrumpyDaddy

Posted by Rachel

Today was a beautiful day that we could not resist. We took the kids for a walk around our block. As we were walking Abby saw the entrance to our local park. There is a town park in the middle of our neighborhood. It is a great little park and so convenient. It has swings, three different kinds of slides, climbers, basketball court, baseball diamond, and a pavilion.

When Abby saw the entrance she said she wanted to go on the slides. Since we were having such a great morning and it was so wonderful out I couldn’t resist letting her go to the park. It was still about an hour until lunch so we had time and Zach wasn’t due to feed for another hour as well. Zach loved looking up at all the leaves blowing in the wind. The park is surrounded by trees. Dave and I relaxed on the swings and Abby had a great time going down the slides and playing on the swings. She is getting so good a climbing and playing on her own. She doesn’t need Dave or I there the entire time to help her and encourage her to have fun. She is really getting so big and confident.

The only problem with the park is that they keep the bathrooms locked. I guess they are only open if someone requests to use the facility for something like a party. This became a problem today.

Of course Abby had to use the bathroom while we were there. I really think if it is a public park they should have restrooms. It doesn’t even need to be regular facilities. A porta-potty would have been great. Luckily, my daughter is flexible and we solved the issue without having to go home early. I am sure you can figure it out for yourself. I don’t need to spell it out.