Sunny Day Mud Puddle Jumping

Grace has been sleeping so late. It was another 10:00am wake-up this morning, and that's with her 7:45pm bedtime, too. Unbelieveable. We went to the gym, came home to pick up Nate and then went to Central Park to meet, Henley, Sofia and baby Nico. There is definitely a big difference between a three year old and two year old. Sofia understands she needs to listen and stay close to her mommy, whereas Grace runs wild and free as fast as she can. Instead of playing in a field, we moved to an enclosed playground. The girls had fun swinging, snacking and climbing together. Nate had fun too and stayed awake, not wanting to miss a minute of the action. Grace was very brave and climbed the super tall slide repeatedly...until she got hurt. Then it was time to go home.

After an hour of unwinding at home, we went back out to the park to meet up with Charlie and Ez. The three kids played so nicely today - in the sand, the jungle gym, the foundation and the mud. They were hysterically cracking up as they completely destroyed their shoes, clothes and toys. When one wandered away, the others followed or called him/her back. "Chaaaaarlieeee! Come back here," Grace kept shouting while cupping her hands around her mouth. The more the mud splashed, the more laughter we heard. They were covered in grime from head to toe. Alexis, Liz and I took off their pants and shoes for the walk home. I'm not sure Grace will ever wear that outfit again. Here is a pic from my camera phone.