A Day At The Park

Today the weather was beautiful, mid 70's, clear blue sky, slight breeze. David is buried under a pile of homework from his current summer class. I took the kids to Jacobus Park in Wauwatosa for the morning. They have a big swing and E loved swinging in Sam's lap. Sam was all over the playground and E found a steering wheel and stayed there for a very long time. Then we took a walk. Sam rode his bike and we explored the park. Sam is getting so big. The concepts he understands, the things he does, are so incredible for me. We were looking at the map to see where we wanted to go in the park. We plotted out our route and set off. Unlike a state park, the trails are not marked with colored signs. We headed out and the path split a few times and Sam was insistent we were to go left. I was not sure. We went back to see the map and Sam was right. I guess he was paying more attention than I thought. I also just love to watch him play with Legos. He will start with a pile or bag of random pieces and then in a few minutes, there is a cool car, ship, boat, or something. Then each time I look back it is different. Most of the time Sam is sort of all over the place, but with Legos, he will sit or lay on the floor for a while working with the Legos. Then he has a story for all his creations.

Like most of the world, we have been watching the Olympics. This is the first time ever they are somewhere we have been. It has been fun to watch and say, "We were there!" Sam loved the opening ceremonies, as we all did. He stayed awake for most of them too. My parents had us over and we ordered out Chinese food and watched on their big screen TV. Elizabeth stayed awake for most of them too, but not to watch them, just to be with me. Sam has not been too interested in the sports part of the Olympics, I guess they are not as exciting as the opening ceremonies were. He is getting better about watching them.

Here is a picture of Sam and Elizabeth swinging at Jacobus.