Fall Fun

The other day after picking up Austin from Preschool we headed over to our nearest neighborhood park to play before the elementary school kids got out.  Austin loves the 'big kid' section of this playground (they have a pint sized area as well as a 'big kid' area) but gets a little apprehensive when older kids are running around with their newfound freedom from school LOL 

Austin told me this about this slide. . . "Red Car goes fast!  Goes weeee Super fast!"

LOL

There was only another little girl there - we later found out Macee was 5 (LOL about the things little kids tell strangers) - who was playing on the same playground.  She'd slide down the slide and encourage Austin to do the same.  Oddly enough, Austin loves our play set and our slide at home but when it comes to public slides he's leery.  We aren't sure why but it takes him a few minutes to get warmed up and some days he never goes down one.  Luckily Macee was persuasive and finally Austin joined in on the fun.  They played a game: climb up really fast (via the steps OR the slide itself LOL), slide down, REPEAT!

He was a little daring today as well!  He tried this 'ladder' about 8 months ago and it was difficult for him.  He hasn't tried since.  However today he couldn't get enough of it.  Once Macee left LOL he would climb up - after a brief instructional moment from momma - slide down the twisty slide and. . . REPEAT! 

At one point, I no longer felt the need to 'hover' just in case he fell so that I could snap pictures of my Spiderman

I love these two expressions especially below - The joy of a child!!