parks and rec.

We are a park loving family.  When moving away from Bellingham and finding a new home in Bothell, one of our top priorities was to live near a park.  We were lucky enough to be within walking distance to about 5 parks at our old house and hoped to have something similar down here.  

Lucky for us we found a house that has a great park just a few blocks away.  And, even more parks just a short drive away.  Even on the coldest of days I bundle the kids up and get outside.  It always makes everyone much happier!

 And then there are days we just want to stay at home and play in the backyard.  Our neighbors gave us this little table and chairs set a few weeks ago and the kids just love it!

My new favorite park just a few minutes from our house.  2 huge playgrounds, swings, gigantic sandbox, climbing trees, big field and non-creepy bathrooms!

 This was the day before the first day of spring.  Yep, freezing.

 Such a big girl.

 Climbing a huge tree!  After a few steps he said, "well, I don't know about this mom." And then climbed down.

I can't wait until the weather gets warmer and we can go every day!

And a totally random picture.  Just because.

The other day we took a super random and spontaneous trip to Seattle Center (okay, real story is we were trying out a new church and couldn't even find a parking spot.  So, instead of driving around forever to find one and walk in late we just decided to skip church and go have some family time!)

Anyways, Carter saw this payphone and had no idea what it was for!  We figured this would be the first and last time he would ever have a picture with one.