With the impetus of cousins visiting from Blackburg, VA, we finally took the time to have an adventure. I'm not sure why we've been such home bodies since arriving in the US - maybe it's just because we can. Weekends revolve around Saturday morning shopping, quiet afternoon at home while Ian naps, late afternoon at park, dinner and bed. Repeat on Sunday, substituting church for shopping and Wm's soccer game during Ian's nap. Dull and repetitive, but without the stress of having to plan or be somewhere at a specific time.
This weekend, though, we visited Sandy Springs Adventure Park -- and had a great time. Well, Wm and I had a great time (Patch was too small, and after three hours of waiting to watch us since it was so crowded, went home with a cranky Ian who only napped an hour in his stroller). Since it was *almost* Wm's birthday, they let him go on the medium courses as long as I went with him (of course!), so it was a great activity for him to be a big kid -- rather than always having to find activities that suit all children (very hard when Ian isn't yet 2).
He faced one zip line where he was in tears because he was scared, but a staff member on the ground coached him through (where my soothing words in the tree next to him didn't work), and he did it. Listening to him and his cousins chat about their experiences at dinner after was priceless - and resulted in Patch making us promise that we could go again next year when he is five and able to try out the two easy courses. Monkey see, monkey do!
This weekend, though, we visited Sandy Springs Adventure Park -- and had a great time. Well, Wm and I had a great time (Patch was too small, and after three hours of waiting to watch us since it was so crowded, went home with a cranky Ian who only napped an hour in his stroller). Since it was *almost* Wm's birthday, they let him go on the medium courses as long as I went with him (of course!), so it was a great activity for him to be a big kid -- rather than always having to find activities that suit all children (very hard when Ian isn't yet 2).
He faced one zip line where he was in tears because he was scared, but a staff member on the ground coached him through (where my soothing words in the tree next to him didn't work), and he did it. Listening to him and his cousins chat about their experiences at dinner after was priceless - and resulted in Patch making us promise that we could go again next year when he is five and able to try out the two easy courses. Monkey see, monkey do!
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| Wm crossing a tightrope |
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