The White House

On the way home from school, Quinn and I frequently stop at a playground before going home.  We met a little 4 year old boy, Alan Lee, who likes to play with Quinn.  One day they decided to race to the top of the play structure.  Well Alan got quite a head start and took a short cut and beat Q to the top.  Poor Quinn couldn\’t take being beaten by a 4 year old so we had to head home.  Once we got home I demonstrated how a head start works but Quinn just wasn\’t having it.

Mama, why are you taking a picture of me when I\’m sad?

Our day started with a birthday party at a bouncy house for a Sundance friend.    You get your picture on the wall if you can reach the top of the slippery slide.  Don recruited some boys to form a chain to the top but time ran out before they got their chain together.

All the kids ready for pizza and cake.

After 2 hours of bouncing kids, we stopped at home for a little rest.  The boy is cradling my face 🙂

And then it was off for some pumpkin patching with 2 of our favorite little boys who insisted that Quinn get in the middle.

After a very loud and boisterous dinner with 4 kids, we headed home for a quiet evening.  Quite a lovely day!

Thursday afternoon Quinn and I met some friends for a walk through South Mountain reservation.  It was our first time there and we really enjoyed the easy trail walk.  The boys came upon a large fallen tree which became their playground for the next 45 minutes until we moved them along.

There\’s a dog park at the trail head with this great St. Bernard statue.  The boys used this as their playground for the next 30 minutes 🙂  Quinn was very sad when he had to leave his buddy and head home.