Iso Park

I've made a list of new parks we haven't yet visited and today, Mary picked Iso Park.  It's tucked back on a small street and if we didn't have directions, we never would have found it.  It was fabulous! 

First, we said, "Whoa."

  Climbers, rope bridges, slides, zip lines and yes, swings. This place had it all!

 Then we said, "Whee!"

 This was Mary's favorite ride.  She hung on like a champ and I just ran her up and down the zip line.  Good exercise for me, strong arms and legs for her.

Then we said, "Cool!"

So much to explore and climb and hang from and slide down...

Adam seriously climbed all the stairs by himself and went down 10 times!  He loved this.  Good thing the slide was so slow (since he loves to go head first).  I realized there's a method to his madness...he drools the whole way down, but because he's on his stomach, his shirt wipes it clean for all the people coming behind him.  Genius!  Yes, he's a screamer when he gets really excited.  Beware if you're a little too close to him, it can feel like it's piercing your ear drum.  Ouch!  Do I have to tell you that he thoroughly exhausted himself and was asleep by the time we got home?  That's a winner in my book!

* A milestone for Adam-  The place was covered in sand and he didn't put a single handful in his mouth!  Maybe it was the granola bar I had him eat in the car on the ride there.  He must have been full.

* We also explored up the hill and found an old stone Tori gate and what looked like an old shrine set deep in the woods.  It was really cool, but I have too many photos.