Finally, a park! Well, sort of.

Jeff knows how much I miss being outside with Elena. When we were in Seattle this past summer, I took Elena out in her bassinet everyday and walked around our neighborhood, which has numerous walking trails, and a couple of parks and a library that I used as "destinations" or the halfway point of our walks.

Now that Elena is crawling, I would love to have a park to go to, just to sit on a blanket and let her explore the grass and give her some different stimulation than just our living room or that of the other moms houses we go to.

After a few days in the 80s, a sandstorm came through and ever since then it has only been in the high 60s, low 70s. I've been wanting to take advantage of this weather since once it heats up we can no longer spend any time outdoors. At this time last year, it was already very hot, so I feel like this weather is not going to last.

Anyway, the other day Jeff took us to a park that he discovered. I didn't know that when I took Elena to visit a friend last week, he spent the morning driving all around the area. As small as the island is, and as much exploration as I did back before the baby was born, there are many nooks and crannies and I still haven't seen every inch of this place yet.

This park actually has the framework for a great park, but it has sadly been neglected and therefore, is very sad. There is a paved walking trail, playground equipment, and is by the water. There is a lot of sand though, so on the windy day we were there we walked with the wind and made the best of it. It's oddly unpopulated though, but I guess no interest in this park is why it hasn't been kept up.