Col Francis Beatty Park

Today we had an impromptu visit today at Col Francis Beatty Park. The G-men were at Grammy and Grampy's in the morning while I went to my Accupunture appointment. The park is close to their house and Gavin was getting stir crazy being in the house all morning, so OFF WE WENT! This park is a GREAT park for running / biking on trails, fishing, turtle / duck watching, playing softball/baseball and enjoying the beautiful weather.

There are two play areas of this park. We started at the small play area and then strolled to the larger area. On our way to the larger play area we passed turtles sunning on a log. There were probably over 100 and of course I didn't get a picture!

Once we got to the large play area Gavin was ready to run, jump, climb, dig, hammer (pretend with sticks), and slide. The GREAT thing about this playground is that most of the equipment is covered with a sunshade. After we played for a bit we decided it was time for lunch, then we played a little more and headed back to the car. On our way to the car we passed Gavin's all time favorite farm animal...DUCKS! Not just one ducks, but 20+ ducks!

As always, I have pictures below, but please know that they are NOT in order.  I try to load them correctly, but they always seem to get out of order. :) Next week we are going to try Latta Park as long as the weather plays nicely with us. I hear the spray park is a blast for the kids (young and old) to run through! Please feel free to join us.

Turtles sunning (there were TONS more in the other lake)

DUCKS!

Swing time

Climbing

All this playing wore this ghetto superstar OUT!

Gage LOVES his thumb

Yes Momma, I can climb the rock wall

SLIDE!

Watching G play wore g out too!

My sticks are my hammer and nails mommy

Lunch time for the G men with Grammy

G... IS... OUT!

Up or down the slide, I am still having fun.

Sunshades are GREAT!

g is happy to be in Gammy's arms

Here I come BIG slide

Yes I can do a pull up mommy!

Hall Family Farm

So today instead of going to a park we went with a couple friends (the normal crew- Lawson, Logan, Taylor, Lucy- Taylor's 4 week old sister, our new friend Logan and of course all their mommies) to the Hall Family Farm to pick strawberries. Well, The Gmen and I didn't pick strawberries because I had little G strapped to my chest but we did have a ton of fun! We played in the water with the water pumps with the ducks, we played with the BIG bouncy balls in the maze, we played in the sandbox (and had sand dumped on Gavin by some little girl who was decided she didn't want to play nicely- she stole a couple shovels from him and then looked at him and dumped a bucket of sand on his head that went down his shirt, pants and we later found more in his diaper), rode tricycles, pulled and rode in wagons, and FINALLY a tractor ride while looking at strawberry fields, chickens, bunnies, buzzards (or whatever those mean scavengers are called), a pond and tons of other fun stuff! We had a new friend join us today, Logan (the boy not our lovely LoLo) and his mommy Heather. Heather and I played volleyball at UNCW and recently found out that we live around the corner from each other! Small world! She has an adorable little boy and we were very happy to have them join us. I hope you enjoy the pictures below of our adventure at Hall Family Farm. I would highly recommend a visit to this farm to pick strawberries and enjoy all of the other fun activities.

Gavin is admiring the beauty of the Phillips women!

Lawson enjoyed the strawberries, LoLo crawling along the bench, G making a dash!

Mommy and the Gmen on the tractor- Please forgive the self portrait. :)

Heather and Logan!

Gavin enjoying one of the wagons on the farm

Can we get this tractor going please?

Mommy, I NEED one of these!

I am trying mommy, I am trying!

Picking strawberries at Hall Family Farm

Pump the water to get the ducks to the other side