Park 411

With Presley getting older now, she likes to be more independent by exploring and playing. I feel that when were in the house all day, she's like a puppy who gets bored and starts eating your shoes and chewing up the furniture. Well not that she does any of those things but I'm sure if I let her who knows, maybe she would. With that being said I just want to acknowledge the fact that THIS MOMMY LOVES PARKS! Yes, my life and days evolve around those wonderful sand boxes. Now, before I go on it's just not any park that I love, I'm actually quite picky on the parks we attend. It's almost as intense as buying a new house, you want to invest in something that will reward you later right? Well the park is just as important. I look for parks that have lots of shade so that I know the slides & swings won't be one hundred degrees when she plays on them. Another seller for me is the people who come to the park. It's not a race thing but actually it's an age thing. I don't want my newly walking 14 month old being tackled over by some 12 year old, nor do I want her next to preteens who sit at the park benches to smoke cigarettes and to make out with their boyfriends/girlfriends. I was in luck, I found my perfect park! It's actually in LA. Yes, you read it right, I actually like something in LA! It's in Pasadena and this park has beautiful huge oak tress to shade the area on hot summer days and there are a bunch of mom's and dads who take their babies there too! Presley has a blast sitting next to kids and watching them. She has also got quite good at climbing the jungle gym and sliding down the slide (of course I'm on her like white on rice).

Eating cheerios while she swings.

Playing in the sand! (thank god she doesn't eat it anymore)

I love how little she looks in her swing.

This is how she slides down by herself =)