An Hour in the Park

Hi all!

Friday I took the kids to the park (Andrew and Leah) after I ran all my errands which included stopping by the mall to return things for my mother....well I left quite a bit of my time and money there. Ughh, I'm actually not suppose to be buying anything these days but am failing to do so. 
Earlier that morning I told Andrew I'd take him to the park. Well, he didn't forget and their "nice" big sister had to take them.

She kept saying "take a picture or me." "Leah I already did. I took a lot." "Then take another one."

Andrew wanted to help his sister off. You can kind of tell, in this picture, she started pushing him and saying, "I can do it myself."  What an independent young woman!  

 They requested to go on these skateboarder slides, or whatever they are called. They are so fearless! Especially little sister.

After about an hour there, it started to rain a bit, so I said we had to go home. We were the only people left at the park at this point. Well Leah decided to throw a little fit. She stood there and said, "I am not going" with her little arms folded. Also, when I said we had to go home, they said, lets go in the sandbox for aliitle. Ok so I let. Then, lets go one more time on the slide. Ok ok. Then, lets go on the big playground. They sure can control their "elders."

Also, I wanted to take a pic of Leah going down the slide, because of the static her hair was "standing up." This grandmother that was there asked her to go down the slide, and she said "no." I was surprised because I mean if a stranger is asking you that, I'd be afraid to say no. Then she said to her grandson, "her mom wants to take a picture of her." I didn't start explaining that I wasn't her mom. I just followed her around the playground more attentively so that I wouldn't be mistaken for a "bad" mom. 

Do I look like I could pass for being her mother??
Props to big brother Andrew for taking this picture.

Also regarding my schedule. I think this is the busiest I've ever been. I don't even think it seems that busy but I literally get so warned out. I never get enough sleep, which I was able to do the past semesters. Also, I've been "on the go" so much that I'm literally loosing weight naturally (lol). But like my cousin Irina says: we all make choices and these are the choices I chose to make so better deal with them.

Blessings,
Lesya

Pardon my annoying family posts but these are definitely things I'd like to remember when the kids get older :)