In a city as large, crowded, and dusty as ours, it can be a challenge to find places for the kids to play outside, get some exercise, and just be out of the house for a bit. Thankfully, there is a small public garden area very near our apartment, and it has been wonderful to be able to take the kids there when they need to burn some energy and we all need a breath of fresh air.
I snapped a few pics one day recently while they were playing. There are several different types of pretty flowers growing, and I had a hard time convincing Sarah Claire not to pick any other than this one.
Sawyer even took a break from soccer playing to smell the flowers--when he saw that I was taking a picture!
I'm so grateful to have a place nearby where they can run and play!
We also took a trip to another, much larger park and playground this week. This one is not nearly as close to our house, which meant we got to experience the traffic above in order to get there, but once we arrived we all agreed it was worth the trip.
The park is a beautiful green oasis in the middle of the city (with endless views of apartment buildings in every direction), and it has a huge children's play area with all kinds of swings and slides and fun contraptions to wear out energetic children.
The kids played hard the whole time we were there, and they slept especially hard that night, too! We all agreed that we should make another visit very soon. I'm so grateful for the little spots of green that brighten up our desert city!
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