We got the call that Anthony's game scheduled for this morning was cancelled due to the weather...after Patrick and Anthony had already left for the game. No matter--we found other things to do. It did rain at our house some, but not enough that we couldn't enjoy being outside. The temperatures were actually tolerable, so we went to the neighborhood park. The price was more mosquitoes, but bug spray took care of that. The parents of Anthony's good friend Alejandro dropped him off at 8AM to spend the day with us, so he went too. Alex actually opted to stay at home. He had a game later today, so I didn't make him come with us. While at the park, I thought it was interesting that the kids all had fun despite the large age range.
Natalie and Eric went on the swings first. Natalie kept swinging so high that she was upside down. Eric thought that was cool and wanted to do that too. Unfortunately, Eric's bottom kept slipping backwards on the swing and he almost fell off a couple of times. He decided to go on the "baby swing" instead. He felt more secure in being upside down then. The rest of the time, he either played on the playscape (getting his bottom wet on the puddle at the bottom of the slide or climbing elsewhere) or he walked around the perimeter making "choo choo" sounds and pulling an imaginary cord to blow his train whistle. Natalie spent almost the entire time playing on the swing.
I practiced with my camera, trying to get all the moving swings in good focus. Anthony and Alejandro played with the soccer ball at first, and then they played on the playscape and the swings. Alejandro has always loved playing with Eric and Eric has basically "grown up" with Alejandro, so they have so much fun together. Just look at the happy expressions on their faces.
This photo was one of my favorites because both big boys are together and they're both actually consenting to having their photos taken. Alejandro is Anthony's best friend. They were both at the top of their class when they went to the same school. They are both taking pretty tough classes now. They keep in touch despite their busy school schedules and extracurricular activities. Alejandro is a great kid, and Patrick and I are more than happy to have him around.
We got the call that Anthony's game scheduled for this morning was cancelled due to the weather...after Patrick and Anthony had already left for the game. No matter--we found other things to do. It did rain at our house some, but not enough that we couldn't enjoy being outside. The temperatures were actually tolerable, so we went to the neighborhood park. The price was more mosquitoes, but bug spray took care of that. The parents of Anthony's good friend Alejandro dropped him off at 8AM to spend the day with us, so he went too. Alex actually opted to stay at home. He had a game later today, so I didn't make him come with us. While at the park, I thought it was interesting that the kids all had fun despite the large age range.
Natalie and Eric went on the swings first. Natalie kept swinging so high that she was upside down. Eric thought that was cool and wanted to do that too. Unfortunately, Eric's bottom kept slipping backwards on the swing and he almost fell off a couple of times. He decided to go on the "baby swing" instead. He felt more secure in being upside down then. The rest of the time, he either played on the playscape (getting his bottom wet on the puddle at the bottom of the slide or climbing elsewhere) or he walked around the perimeter making "choo choo" sounds and pulling an imaginary cord to blow his train whistle. Natalie spent almost the entire time playing on the swing.
I practiced with my camera, trying to get all the moving swings in good focus. Anthony and Alejandro played with the soccer ball at first, and then they played on the playscape and the swings. Alejandro has always loved playing with Eric and Eric has basically "grown up" with Alejandro, so they have so much fun together. Just look at the happy expressions on their faces.
This photo was one of my favorites because both big boys are together and they're both actually consenting to having their photos taken. Alejandro is Anthony's best friend. They were both at the top of their class when they went to the same school. They are both taking pretty tough classes now. They keep in touch despite their busy school schedules and extracurricular activities. Alejandro is a great kid, and Patrick and I are more than happy to have him around.
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