Saturday, August 30, 2008

Dada & Me Day

Dada woke up this morning and told me he'd take me into the city! What a great surprise. I was ready to go as soon as he said the words but dadda wasn't so I had to wait while he showered. Next time dada, maybe you should wait until you're absolutely 100% ready to go before telling me such exciting news. I can get a little antsy. Once we left we were on the subway. Sure are some interesting people down there but luckily it's a quick ride so before I knew it, we were back up top with all the cars. Our first stop? Toys R Us! We rode the giant Ferris wheel, I had my picture taken with a giant giraffe, and I played with the most unbelievable choo-choo set. One thing about that giraffe, dada did some secret special handshake with it. What was that all about?

Thomas the Train Set
After some really tasty french fries at the giant M place, I took a little snooze and I think dada did some shopping. Then when I woke up we were at the playground! How cool is that? I mean if only I woke up at the playground after every nap, then life would be grand. Okay but this wasn't any ordinary playground. This was the super cool playground located inside a park that is very central to the big city. What's it called again? Anyway there were fountains and hoses and dadda even took off his shoes and rolled up his jeans and splashed around with me.

Running Around with Dadda
After some serious playtime I usually like to cool off with a trip to the drinking fountain. Actually, I usually like to start off some serious playtime with a trip to the drinking fountain. Actually, my serious playtime usually is at the drinking fountain and this day was no different.

Drinking Fountain
I then had some fun in the sun in the sand. This place didn't just have a sandbox, it was more like a sandyard. I mean almost half the playground was filled with sand. There were slides to go down, rocks to climb up, and ropes to play on all around.

Playing in the Sand
We wrapped up our day at the playground by playing in the water some more. There's this one part where you can climb down into a tunnel and for a brief moment I felt really big in the really small tunnel. Then I came out of the tunnel, dadda picked me up, and I remembered I'm not big, I'm just a little guy. Enjoying my trip into the city today in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Fun in the Tunnel

1 comment:

Mary Burnham said...

Landen - It's Nana Mary. It was just one week ago today that I was holding you at the drinking fountain at Oak Street Beach in Chicago. What a healthy young boy enjoying drinking water in every fountain you can find. "Water Fountain Patrol" needs to give you a job to locate the drinking holes. Love to you, Nana M.