At the Park

Yesterday Ashlyn and I went out scouting birthday locations for Braden's coming birthday. We were going to have it at the park he plays soccer at. The pavilion at that park isn't maintained by the city but by the firefighter athletic league. The city pavilions cost $55 for the day. The athletic league charges $200 for the day. Two hundred for a pavilion is a little much.

We then considered McDonald's. If half of his classmates come +his soccer team+ a few friends from church+ a few preschool friends + his cousins= WAY MORE THAN WE CAN AFFORD!!! So we decided that a city park would be the best location. This is the newest park in our city and it is GREAT!!! Since it's just a few months old everything is very clean---including the bathrooms. I was nervous about the bathrooms. I know the bathrooms at the little city park in my hometown were always nasty or locked because they weren't working.

Ashlyn had fun testing out the equipment. Woody and Jessie (from Toy Story) helped her. You can see them on the slide next to her. This is a really neat park. All the areas are handicap accessible. They have special benches & swings. The walk ways on the ground and on the equipment are all wide enough for wheelchairs and walkers. There is that rubbery floor under most of the equipment instead of mulch so wheelchairs and walkers can move around easy. It was a neat park.

We have a call out the park and rec department. I hope it's available his birthday weekend.