Turn it up to 11
Jul 4th, 2008 by susan
So, like Spinal Tap, I must need to turn it up to ELEVEN posts to get to another page. And you thought this blog was just about my adventures in parenting!
Yesterday was a typical San Francisco summer day, freezing cold, foggy, and downright depressing. So what is a mommy to do with two kids who need to get outside and play? Try an indoor playground? (They actually have those here– Recess Urban Recreation, which, of course, was CLOSED on Wednesdays.) Take them to the aquarium? (Rats, closed under renovation until October.) Take them to the mall? (Way too hard to get my toddler off of the escalators, and too tempting for Mommy to spend money.) No, we needed some good old fashioned sunshine!
So we headed just 15 minutes South of the City to Central Park in San Mateo. Wow, what a difference 15 minutes can make! The sun was shining, it was 77 degrees, birds were singing, and my girls were laughing and playing. It was such a wonderful afternoon– Keilani made several new friends at the playground and Malia had a nice nap in the Baby Bjorn and enjoyed watching Keilani slide and swing and run around. We even had ice cream from the ice cream man. Keilani can sometimes be timid in new surroundings, but I think she was so happy to get out of the fog that she dove right into the park with gusto! It was so fun to watch her fearlessly try all of the slides and things all by herself.
We will definitely give Central Park another try the next time the fog rolls into town (soon, I’m sure!).
