Fresh Air

One final play stop on our visit to Columbus was to an outdoor park.  It was chilly but the fresh air felt good.  Camden made a few friends and ran around playing.

I remembered we had been to this park one other time when Camden was still so little.  I asked her to climb through the blue/purple tunnel because I remembered it from that visit.

 

Wow!  Look how little...she was probably 21 months old in these pics.

 

We saw these wonderful, colorful "C"s throughout the city.  They are bike racks that, obviously stand for Columbus, but we like to think they are for Camden.

Kids Commons

After climbing for a bit, we headed across the street to a small hands-on museum called, "Kids Commons."  There were three partial floors of activities. 

On the first floor, was a small Japanese house.  Camden enjoyed "eating" and "having tea".

In the next area was a camping area, a wood garden and a tree to climb inside.

 

Upstairs was an exercise area with jump ropes, dance area, and basketball games.

But Camden's favorite part was a model house that had an "attic" and "basement" to explore, hidden passageways, portraits with eye holes to hid behind and spook anyone who went by, and a HUGE toilet slide.

It was a very cool exhibit.  There was a small bubble area and a climbing wall (but tickets were sold out for the afternoon and she couldn't do). 

They also were having a Valentine scavenger hunt with puzzle pieces scattered throughout the museum.  We found all 6 pieces and Camden was able to pick a prize from the treasure box on our way out.  It was a fun place!

Where's Waldo...I mean Camden?

We visited with Gramma Pat on Saturday.  It's tax season so she had to work in the morning, but it was perfect timing for us to arrive after lunch.  We had never been to a few of the kid-friendly attractions in Columbus, so we decided to check them out.  First up was the indoor Lucky Climber playground at the Commons downtown.  It is a 35-foot climbing structure surrounded by several other play areas.

Camden didn't hesitate to make her way to the top.

Almost there.

I see her boots!

Coming back down to try some other stuff.

After playing for a while, we headed to another section of this old mall to see a whimsical sculpture called Chaos I.

Happy Birthday, Papaw!

Yesterday we celebrated Papaw's birthday with dinner at our house.  Kevin made a delicious pork roast with potatoes (mashed for Camden) and green beans.  We didn't want a cake, but had some sponge cakes and frozen berries (thawed) with whipped cream for dessert.  Afterward we sat in the living room talking and, of course, the kids had to be with us, but on their electronics.

It was a nice evening of good food and good visiting.

Before the Next Cold Snap

More time outside!

Springtime in January

Grand Opening

Just another Walmart store in a nearby community, but when we stopped by to get our groceries, they were having some fun activities - face painting, free hot dogs/pizza, firefighter visits.  Worth a 15 minute detour at the front of the store before shopping.