I took Sullivan over to Brentwood Park today. It is our new favorite hang out. They have a wonderful playscape area, a giant sandbox, swings, lots of shade, a basketball court that he loves, and there are always kids his age to play with and moms for me to connect with. We pack our lunch and eat with the other kids at the picnic table or in the grass. He thinks that is cool and for some reason as soon as we get out of the car and walk over to the park he asks for a snack….like is the only thing he associates most with the park. Well today it was a really warm day and I let him play in the sun for a bit but he is such a warm blooded light skinned kid that after 20 minutes out in the heat his head was soaked and he was beat red all over. I hated to call him over to the shade as he was so engrossed in his rock activity. Picking up small stones from one pile and taking them over to the metal steps and back and forth with soo much precision and care. But I enticed him over for a little snack on the grass and he gladdly followed once he saw the buffet that I layed out for him (cheddar cheese pieces, blueberries, peanut butter and cinnamon sugar toast slices, crackers and pretzels, and of course his green machine juice). He ate and pulled grass and tasted weeds and drummed with sticks while he casually grazed until he say the first piece of trash. We can not have trash at the park thank you very much. Another favorite activity of Sullivan’s at the park is trash pick up. He saw me put some trash in their big stone containers and has been obsessed with finding as many things as he can to throw into the containers as possible. We always leave Brentwood Park much cleaner than when we get there.