Fillip Family Playdate @ Great Island

Dear Conor,

On August 23, 2012 you and I drove down to the New Castle/Portsmouth ( area to have a playdate with the Fillip clan!  We met at the same park as last year (when you were still in Mommy's Tummy) call Great Island.  They have a playground (well, really two - one for Bigs and one for Littles) and there is a large sandbox, lots of grass and a beach!  So many things to do that its easy to spend the entire day there!

When we first arrived it was sandbox time!  Sophie loves to play with you and calls you "Baby Conor" and treats you a little like I imagine she treats her baby dolls.  She is so sweet and was making little castles for you to knock down.

Sophie 3; Conor 8 months

After a little while Ryan decided to join in on the fun in the sand and the three of you got quite sandy before deciding it might be time for the swings.

You love to swing.  You actually prefer to go a little faster and a little higher than I am really comfortable with.  There are two baby swings side by side at the park which meant that you and Ryan got to swing at the same time.

See that little person behind you?  Sophie loved pushing you and Ryan and pretty soon she figured out that she could hang off the back of your swings and "swing" herself.  She did this for quite a while and alternated between your swing and Ryan's.

After swinging I took you and Ryan for a wagon ride in the Fillip's wagon while Sophie played on the big kid playground.

You are so smitten with Wagons - first Meo's and now Ryan's.  I think that you might need a wagon of your own!

After some playground/wagon time and a little lunch it was time for the beach.  I had not brought your beach things because I had forgotten there was a beach but that didn't stop you from trying out your new crawling skills in the sand.  This was the first time you ever crawled in the sand and at first you weren't so sure about it but pretty soon you were taking off and Ryan was having fun chasing you.

8.23.12 First time crawling in sand

After a little bit of beach time it was time to go home.  You were covered in sand from head to toe and there was an outdoor shower so I stripped you down and held you under the water to rinse as much sand as I could from your sensitive skin so that you would be able to nap in comfort on the ride home.  You didn't seem to appreciate this and you cried and cried and cried!  But some kind older ladies and a little old man tried to tell you that you would appreciate it later and that I was a good mommy for hosing you down. 

A quick dry off in your muslin wrap and a fresh diaper and clean clothes and you were asleep shortly after we drove through the gate to the park.

Thank you Fillip Family for a GREAT playdate and we will see you all again soon!

xoxo
Mommy