bonnie & jason

Alissa in the park

We took a little field trip today to Parkside Square, a mid-sized park just a few blocks away on Vicente. They have tennis courts, a softball field, as well as a playground for kids from toddlers through pre-teens. We had brought Alissa here a number of months ago but she was way too young to appreciate any of it. This time, however, she was able to enjoy the swing, the dome, the squishy ground covering, and many of the other features.

Frankly, I think she was more interested in just watching all the other kids who were there. This one little boy walked up to her and then backed away. And then walked back up a little closer and then backed away. The next time he did it, Alissa went to follow him. Ai-ya! I think he might have been a little older than Alissa too…

One feature of the playground that Alissa did seem to enjoy was the sliding blocks. She insisted on moving all of the blocks all the way to one side. Not until they were all in the proper place, did she want to move on to the next thing. That must be from Bonnie’s end of the gene pool. I’ll let you in on a little secret… Bonnie uses up all her pens until they run out of ink. And she uses all her erasers until they literally turn to dust. I’m pretty sure she still has erasers from grade school that she’s still trying to finish off.

Alissa also had her first real taste of ice cream today. ($2 at the park.) Not surprisingly, she loved it!

Here’s the whole set of pictures if you’re interested.