Our Day at the Park

Yesterday afternoon was absolutely beautiful, warm without being hot, sunny, and not humid. I couldn't resist the draw to be outside, so Matt and I decided to head to the park. Unfortunately we weren't the only ones with such a great idea. The park was overflowing with people. It's a large enough park that there was still plenty of room for us, though. We were hoping to find a walking trail to push his stroller on and wander through some trees. Both Matt and I could swear this park had a walking trail; it had everything else, including an equestrian trail. We were wrong. Instead of turning the stroller into an all-terrain vehicle, subjecting an already spit-uppy Patrick to all sorts of bumps, and meandering aimlessly across fields and maneuvering around the myriad of family reunions and birthday parties, we headed home. Our entire park experience lasted about twenty minutes, and we never left the car. That didn't keep me from taking pictures, though.

We came prepared to be in the sun, including having Patrick wear our new favorite hat. It didn't exactly stay where it belonged after the ride in the car.
He's going to hate me for this picture when he's older, isn't he?

Matt and I compromised when we got home by going for a walk around the neighborhood instead. It's a new neighborhood, so we didn't have the lush trees covering us that the park had. Other than that, the walk was much more pleasant than it would have been at the park. It was certainly peaceful, with no groups of kids screaming. We could actually hear birds and bugs, and no road noise. A few of our neighbors were also outside enjoying the evening, so we got to socialize for a few minutes as well. I think the walk around the neighborhood worked a lot better than the whole park idea.