Oliver at the Park

We've had some busy weekends, but not much to document with photos and a blog post. However, today changed that. We live 1/2 block from an elementary school and they were having a 5K fund raiser. We first heard about this because a neighbor boy was asking for pledges to run in the 5K. The funds went for computers, smart boards, etc for the school. After we pledged to help him and the school, Keith noticed that he could run in the 5K as well. This kicked off a fun filled afternoon. Keith ran the 5K at 1:00 and then we stuck around for the festivities. Oliver enjoyed playing on the play ground. Unlike most times, this time had great music and lots of kids to play with. They also had jumpy castles that were a huge hit! I had no idea that my shy and reserved little munchkin was so ambitious and outgoing when it came to jumpy castles! We even ran into his buddy Charlie from school so the two of them got a round of jumping in together. It was great fun for all of us. We are also excited to say that the boy who we pledged to came in 1st place for pledges. Way to Go!!

Oliver flirting with some girls under the stairs to the slide.

He thought it was great fun to see them down below and flirt with them. The girl on the right lives two doors down. She is the only girl on a street block with 6 boys (soon to be 7). Her and her friend were good sports and enjoyed making funny faces at Oliver, which he thought was hilarious!

Oliver even got to check out a real fire truck! He thought it was great, and then he was amazed and a little shocked at how high up the drivers seat was.

When we got home, Keith noticed the neighborhood squirrel, basking in the sun in his "usual" spot! Madalyn isn't the only one who enjoys sun bathing in our back yard. This squirrel seems to enjoy the corner of our deck. I took the photo through the window because I knew he would run away if we opened the door. I guess we have the safest back yard in the neighborhood. Even Madalyn doesn't frighten him.

Moments later, we noticed the squirrel going for a snack out of one of our planters. This winter we spotted him hiding food in our planters. Hmm... well... I guess it could be worse. This picture also reminds me that I'm longing for nice weather so that we can brighten our yard with flowers. Warm spring weather is taking it's sweet time arriving this year.