Weekend Adventures

We're going on an adventure, adventure, adventure.
We're going on an adventure
Wherever we will go...
(To the tune of Peter Pan's "Following the Leader")

Skyler and I first made up the lyrics and started singing this song when we were on our Girls' Escape Weekend back in the fall of 2009.  Now, this is what the (older) kids and I sing whenever we are embarking on a big outing, exploring someplace new, or just getting out to have some fun.

Today was an ordinary weekend day.  The older kids and I took a walk around the neighborhood while Evan took his nap.  We discovered a new (to us) path to our neighborhood park and played there for a bit.  Later, we visited one of our old favorite haunts, Penrose Park.  It was Evan's first time there, and he had a blast. Skyler and Chase jumped about from one play structure to the next, remembering how we'd often come here after school when Skyler was in Pre-K.

The sky was overcast, and the air had a hint of springtime in it.  Plus, I saw a tree with some sort of blossoms on it while I was driving home.  I nearly stomped on my brakes at the sight of it.  It was a fun day, a typical weekend day.  And for me and my brood, an adventure nonetheless.

The view down the street toward Alcova Park.

Running up "Big Hill."
Skyler and I tried sledding down here during the
Blizzard of 2010.

We chanced upon some wild crocuses
growing amongst what the kids call "crunch crunch."

Sky is not a huge fan of the tire swing.

She does love to push Chase in it, though.

Whoa!

Choo choo!  Choo choo!

Yes, food again!  This time we got seafood
from one of our all-time fave restaurants, Little Saigon
in Falls Church.  Baby clams with fresh basil,
crispy calamari, and soft shell crab on watercress salad.
Unbelievably delicious.