Goodbye to Summer & A New Series

School is officially in full swing for all of us around here (except for Will, of course). And, although, I'm loving my new school and teaching first grade; I am missing summer already. Things are always so much simpler in the summertime. Bedtimes can be later, meals less planned, and life less scheduled. There is also a lot more time for writing posts in the summer, so expect things to be a little quieter on the blog from time to time. I hope that you'll still stop by now and then because I'm not ready to make Inspired Adventures a thing of the past, just yet.

 

I have decided to launch a series of posts about all the fun places that we explore around town. It's been a goal of mine to get to know our area a little bit more. We are such creatures of habit so, although we have lived here our entire lives, there are so many places that we haven't been. I am always intrigued when I see friends "checking-in" to places on Facebook or mentioning places that they've been that are new to me. So, whether we are visiting a new shop, restaurant, or place for the kids it is my hope to branch out and get to know the world beyond our front door just a little bit better.

 

One such place was a playground that the kids and I visited the day before Audrey started school. We, all three of us, fell in love!!! I can't believe this place is so close to us and we have never been before. For all my local peeps this is at Rentschler Park. So, let's go exploring together, shall we. Be warned that I went a little picture crazy.   

 

 



 

Audrey loved the Nature Hunt. All of these animals are hidden somewhere on the play set. 

 

 

 

She was beyond excited to look for each one and it kept her occupied for a long time. She even enlisted the help of some of the other kids playing. Always my social butterfly!

 

 

Here's a picture of one of the "hidden" animals. Fun, huh? 

 

Audrey was also into the little jumping platform.

 

Check out Will playing these fantabulous drums! Unlike a lot of playgrounds that we've been to, this place has a lot of things for Will-sized people. Love that!

He also loved climbing on the little butterflies. Isn't that rock wall tent to the left adorable? Are you loving this place as much as we are, yet?

On top of the play set was this fun little racing game. You would have thought that Will would be all about it but he was too busy heading for the slide about a thousand times.

 

There he goes...

 

 

...good thing big sis is waiting at the bottom to catch him. She is such a great sister!

 

Underneath the play set there was a little playhouse. Those round things to the right are bells and the little horn-looking thing was like a telephone. You talked into one end and the sound came out through another one on the other end of the playground.

 

 

Okay, just a few more pictures. There were swings, which are always one of Audrey's favorite things to do at the park.

 

And, there was a tunnel that looked like a log.

There is even this beautiful view just steps away from the playground. I think we have found a new favorite spot. We can't wait to come back and bring Daddy.

 

We had an amazing day soaking up the end of summer. I hope to keep these fun times going as we enter into the autumn months. So, stay tuned for our next installment of Beyond Our Front Door.