DAY 3 (August 22nd)- Ross Park (M & 11th Streets)
On the suggestion of a friend, for Day 3 we went to Ross Park. I learned later that my mother had babysat in this area as a teen and had taken her charges to Ross Park regularly, so this added a bit of nostalgia to our trip. Of course there is little else that is nostalgic about Ross Park now. Nearly everything at the park is new and improved!
Our first stop was the Monkey Bars. AJ started it off, but got gun shy, so Gordy pushed his way to the front and barreled right on through with Daddy's help. After that AJ was willing to make one more attempt, this time with Daddy helping a little bit (or giving him a wedgie!).
This was seriously the tallest slide I have seen in a while. The day ended when Gordy fell over backwards from the bottom trying to get off.
Rock climbing! This was a cool feature.
This is a balance board. The key is to try to balance with no hands. AJ attempted it, but decided he preferred the stability of using his hands.
I have said in the past that Gordy has a very odd "fear factor". He is afraid of monsters, ghosts, spiders, bugs, carousels and loud noises. Yet he has no problem climbing tall structures and hanging precariously by his hands until he can drop safely. My odd little Dare Devil.
This is one of the only features in the park that is not new. It is an old spring centered teeter totter. It would be pretty difficult to launch anyone from this considering Todd needed to help the boys just to get it to go up and down.
Bottom line, we had a great time at this little park!
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