Gorgeous Day at the Park

Today was such a beautiful spring day, I was in heaven!! I picked up Reagan from preschool at 11:00 and we headed to one of our favorite nearby parks. We met my friend Meredith and her boys Timmy and Quinn at the Leo Rosengart Park in Emerson. Also, as we were leaving preschool, I invited Karen (one of the other moms) and her daughters Amanda and baby Allison to join us.

Reagan in the blue car

Reagan and Timmy going down the slideReagan and Timmy in the tire swing

The park was very crowded with lots of moms and kids. Reagan happened to see the box of Munchins (donut holes) from Dunkin Donuts on a bench with the other group of moms. She kept saying she wanted a donut, so I told her they didn't belong to us and that the other moms had brought them for their kids (for once, I was the mom at the park with the healthy snacks: cheese, strawberries and honey-wheat pretzels). So Reagan thought about what I said, then matter-of-factly said, "We have to say please, then they will give us some donuts!" Of course! I guess it's a good thing I've drilled it into her to always use the word "please"!!

Reagan on the big-girl swing

Amanda and Reagan in the car

Toward the end, there was a little girl named Gabriella who took Reagan under her wing. She was a 6 year old kindergartener who fell in love with Reagan and wouldn't leave her side. Reagan was getting kind of tired at this point, so they ended up walking all over the park holding hands. It was the cutest thing ever. As we were leaving, Gabriella insisted on walking us to the gate and then she pulled a rock out of her pocket and gave it to Reagan. She said she'd found it on the playground at school that morning and she wanted Reagan to have it. Too cute!

As you can see in this picture, Reagan was getting very tired!

When Reagan woke up from her nap today, I said, "wow, you took a really good nap today! You were probably really tired because you ran around at the park today." When she remembered the park, the first thing she said was, "I played with the little girl!" Then I asked, "do you remember what her name was?" and she said, "Gabriella!" Then she pulled the rock out of her pocket and proudly showed it to me.