Rain, rain, go away...or not

Saturday was one of those days where we started off whining that we were stuck inside, but ended up having so much fun just hanging out together that we decided to just keep on playing once we realized the sun had come out. We decided to watch all of the Josie home movies from birth to her first birthday. So, with that as the backdrop, we kicked off the rainy day festivities with our first experience making homemade playdough (recipe here, super easy & fun). We made a pretty fantastic octopus, had fun making our handprints and footprints, and wrapped things up by making our own playdough slide for little balls to roll down because Josie insisted we make a park. Here are a couple of photos and a quick video of Josie saying "playdough" in the cute little way that only she can...

On the park circuit

Now that the weather is warming up, we're totally on the local park circuit. Big props to Katrina and Stella to introducing us to the joys of Lunken Airport's "Land of Make Believe" where the little ones (and big ones as seen in this first photo) can play on a ton of great equipment while planes and helicopters take off and land nearby. Wow! Josie insisted on doing this zipline - over and over and over - she is truly part monkey...

Here we are enjoying the park at Shawnee Park on a recent trip to Grandma & Granddaddy's house in Xenia. The playground is completely different (and safer) than the one I grew up playing on, but Josie doesn't seem to mind. In typical Josie fashion, here she is pushing the limit, going down the slide with no hands...

And walking like a duck...

And, um, getting ready to take a ride with her "D-D" down a slide that ended up being way too big and way too scary...