Today we finally ventured to the new playground and splash-pad near MeeMee's in Arvada. This area used to house a large ice arena and apparently an outdoor pool but always had major drainage issues. An $11million upgrade fixed the problems and added two new playgrounds, a very large splash pad, and lots of shaded picnic tables. We arrived around 11:30 am and crowded was an understatement. Ben had a blast and tackled a VERY LARGE slide on repeat after his first attempt took all fear away. He was quite focused on the playgrounds after an initial "wet-down," but enjoyed the splash-pad again for a while to delay leaving. No trip to MeeMee's would be complete without a trip to DQ and the afternoon was ended with a cherry on top.
That kid in the red shorts chatted me up at the playground. He asked why Ben couldn't easily do certain things and I explained that he was only 3. The kid exclaimed, "what! He can't be 3! He's as big as me and I'm 6!"-ha!
Ben refused my log-climbing friendly footwear option. He would have done it all barefoot had I let him.
the BIG slide
pride and joy at his accomplishment
There were mountains to climb aplenty
...and this neat roller-slide.
My little fish can also seek out and sun himself on a warm rock like an aged lizard.
That slide looks like so much fun and I LOVE that he warms himself on pavement. So cute.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is why I want to live in a big city - that place is ridiculously cool. I, too, am enjoying his pavement sunning. :)
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