first installment of "Parks We Love."

One of the cool things about where we live is the plethora of parks. We have 4 parks within 2 miles of our house! I have made it a goal to visit as many different parks as possible. We have found some good ones, some ok ones, one that I hate, and a few really spectacular ones. All the really good parks have a distinguishing feature that sets it apart from the others. I hope at some point to introduce you to the"elephant park," the "cool slide park," the "up/down park," and the "exercise park," but tonight's installment will present...the "zip line park...." a.k.a:





















Where all the cool kids hang out!























Peek a boo...I see you!























You got dirt? We got diggers...






























The Monkey Patrol, scouting the climbable trees...























Gavin dropping sand....
























...on Jane.























Atticus playing one of his favorite sliding games....























....called "bowling for Annie."




















Not quite enough for our own soccer team, but definitely enough to dominate the see saws.
























Monkey Patrol...finding anything climbable!
























Princess Jane, stepping onto her pedestal. May she never step down.






























Another bonus? Kenneth works 1/2 a mile from this park. Oh the joy as he met us there...























...well, most of us. She is teething, and I kind of forgot her morning nap...























Gratuitous hottie shot. You're welcome.





















Another unique thing about this park. It has a creek...well, right now it has a dry creek bed. But the lack of water doesn't stop us from having fun.




















































We will definitely be back when there is water...Of course who am I kidding, we have already been back twice and I just found the park yesterday!

A rare shot of the California leopard sleeping in a tree....
























And now the feature that gives the park its name:




Doesn't that look fun? You know what would make it better? If YOU were here with us. Consider yourself invited.