Skylar Visits the Playground

The sky was clear and blue yesterday. A beautiful Indian Summer day, the temperature hung around 80 degrees until well in the evening. Susan, Hannah and I were watching Skylar so that her Mom could study and dad could work.

A day at the playground was almost a must. So, we tamped Skylar full of macraroni and cheese and then ran out the door. When we got there, I took Skylar down the slide with me. Hannah, who is familiar with the playground neglected to mention that the slide had a bump or two in it. They probably provide a little jump for a small kid. For me, they resulted in spinal pain. Evil. One could make the point though that 41 year old dudes shouldn't be going down the slides. Oh well.



The most memorable part for me was an encounter that Skylar had with three other little girls in the shade of the cement tube. They colored, or rather Skylar tried to steal their ink markers. Each talked to her, had her touch a shoe of give a high five. Skylar was so excited that she sat there and just squealed with happiness. One of the little girls asked Hannah if it was okay to pet Skylar's head.

The swings were another fun time. Little Sky was just laughing and laughing as auntie Hannah pushed her back and forth. I took the opportunity to sneak up behind and catch the swing on the back swing - confused the snot out of the poor kid.


Finally, check out this photo of Skylar walking around with Hannah and Grandma. She's so close to walking. I would not be surprised if she takes her first steps on her own in the next week or two.