Fun at the Park

Last week, we took the kids to Settlers Park. I had a request to post pictures of us there, so here they are!

Although Emily was excited to wear her swimsuit, she wasn't too happy about actually going in the water. She was a good sport about it though.



This picture is a little deceiving. Although you can see her by the water, she wouldn't go in, but sat on the sides crying.


This is a much more accurate picture of our little drama queen.


She enjoyed riding on Dad's shoulders until....


It's a little hard to see because of all the water, but poor little Emily is still on Dad's shoulders here.


What a mean dad!

Hyrum, however, had a blast!





After playing in the water, we moved on to the other activities at the park. (Settlers Park is such an awesome park!)


They had added a lot to the park since I had been last summer. One of the attractions was climbing rocks. Mike wanted us to see them since he had worked hard on the contract for them. Hyrum climbed some of the smaller rocks, but was afraid to climb any higher. I guess I can't blame him. It would be hard to climb in flip flops.



Mike climbed to the top with Hyrum yelling at him to be careful and come down the whole way.

After the climbing boulders, we headed over to the section with giant musical instruments. You would think that they might be loud and obnoxious, but all the instruments made mellow soothing sounds that echoed over the park and created a nice ambiance as the kids played them. Even the drums! The kids loved this part of the park despite the fact that it's one of the few things that Mike's company didn't sell to them.








One of the things that Settlers Park boasts is one of the largest playgrounds I've ever seen which they call "Adventure Island." There are actually 2 parts to it. A smaller playground that looks like a castle, and a larger one which is a ship. I know that seems backwards, but hey, I didn't design it that way! Both kids love playing on playgrounds. Emily is getting big enough that she enjoys some of the smaller things like climbing the stairs, going through tunnels, and the occasional slide. Hyrum is much more daring, and tries it all! Mike had me stay with Emily on the smaller playground while he took Hyrum to the larger one, so I don't have many pictures of Hyrum from this section. You'll just have to take my word for it that he had a ball and was cute. Also that the ship is is pretty awesome with features like communication tubes so you can talk to your friends on the other side.








Last was swings and, luckily for readers who get sick of me bragging about my cute kids, my camera died. So I leave you with two more picture.