Field Trip Friday: Clemyjontri Park

This summer, the kids and I are having Field Trip Friday every week. My initial plan was to go somewhere educational and have Mason document the things he learned, but I guess that won't happen every week ... maybe every other week? Ha.

Today we went to Clemyjontri Park. The history behind the park is that the land was donated to the county by an elderly woman, with the contingency that the park be built to accommodate children with all abilities. It received a lot of press when it was built, for that reason alone ... and the story hit home with me, for obvious reasons.

Here is some of what the park has to offer ...

This park is a place where children who use wheelchairs, walkers or braces, or who have sensory or developmental disabilities, can have a parallel playground experience of fun and exploration. At CLEMYJONTRI....

• Ramps connect structures
• Swings have high backs, arm rests and special safety features
• Rubber surfacing allows wheelchairs to roll easily
• Lowered monkey bars provide easy access
• Equipment is designed to be sensory rich so all children can participate with peers
• Wider openings allows easy access to play structures

Pretty cool, eh? The park itself is huge. There is also a carousel for the kids to ride on, as well as picnic space.

Today some friends of ours joined us for Field Trip Friday ... the kids had so much fun!

Payton being the monkey that she is ...

Nika exploring her territory ... she was loving it!

Mr. Cool Dude Mason ... the 2.2 seconds he stayed still ...

Our little friend, Jillian ...And her big brother, Alex ... Mason's partner in crime ...

How did I not get a picture of Hannah, Alex and Jillian's sister? Oops!

Listen to their voice ...

I wish I could embed this video on my blog, but it won't let me. So please click here to watch this video ... it is the voice of my girls. :o)

Why Why Why?!?!?!?

Fun Summer Days

Payton loves to swing ... and she has the longest tongue ever!Our friend that we found, Prince Charming ...

The next female Nascar driver ...And finally ...

... some cute little toe gap feet ...

My Hotel Guest

For the sake of this blog entry, let's just refer to my house as Hotel Bethany.

I have a guest currently staying in my hotel. Never mind the fact that he lives here. Here is the royal guest lounging in his hotel room ...
He has recently taken a liking to his bedroom hotel room ... staying in his room watching television and playing. I have tried telling him that there are other parts of the house hotel that are enjoyable to visit, but this week he has preferred to remain private.

He asks for food orders room service quite often, however he has been advised that I am not his maid we don't have any waitstaff in this hotel. So he has agreed to pick his food up from the kitchen restaurant.

I just ran upstairs to check on his sisters some other guests that were napping and found this ...
I guess he is done with these dishes?

Housekeeping!