One day when Micah was checking his email, he saw an article about the best parks in the U.S. and as he noticed most of them were pretty far away from us, he also noticed that one was in Fairfax, VA!!! He also noticed that it seemed to be a very colorful park, and it was specifically designed with the theme in mind that " every child can play". We both quickly decided that we should take the kids there SOME DAY.....
And our answer was SOME DAY because usually when we head to Northern Virginia it is already a jam packed day that includes visiting lots of family, a trip to the temple, maybe a family dinner and if we are lucky we can also squeeze in a visit to a few friends before heading back to Charlottesville at the end of the day! But to our excitement it turned out that we had a trip planned to NOVA a few weeks back to see the Murchisons (some of our really good friends), and Micah's family was all going to be tied up in one way or another and the temple was going to be closed for cleaning, so we jumped on the chance to visit the park!!
It was a great day, although it was DEFINITELY more humid than we had anticipated, which made our park time a little shorter than we had anticipated, but it was still a really fun time and we were glad that we were able to bring the kids when they were at the right age to enjoy it!!
After the park, we hit Tysons Corner mall for a short visit! While I nursed Ethan, Micah took the girls into the American Girl store there, and if you know the store and you know our girls, you also know that they were in paradise!! Then we ended the day with the Murchisons, whom we LOVE!! We met them at the Olive Garden and that was an interesting TWO HOURS with 3 small kiddos, but luckily we went back to their house to visit a bit after dinner, before we headed back home! It was a nice, relaxing break for everyone!!
Picnic on a tiny table at the park!
Like Father, Like Son
The most important thing about being the Biggest Sister is balance!
Haley, Showing off her "Big Girl" skills!
And, that she can balance too!
A Motorcycle that is just Emily's size!
Whoa! She really took some Big Girl risks today!
Determination is Key!!
And strength, of course!
Emily met a cute little friend!
Ethan cheesin' at the Olive Garden, in between 2 of his favorite people!!
There's Our Happy Boy!
Haley is checking out the Bill with Norma!
And sneaking some dessert too:)
Back at the Murchisons' House with our little Fireman and his Daddy!
DOUBLE CUTE!!
The Girls are Enjoying their new tea set from Norma, Eric and Wyatt!!
1 comment:
Love the Park - what an adventure!
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