Tues, June 14th @ the Natural Playground

Group gathers behind the carousel with some wood chip playtime before we head over to the Natural Playground.

Sand! And nose picking?

Arbor heads to the pump for water.

Milo & Nomi in action.

Juni moment.

Nomi & Shooshi moment.

Arbor returns with water!

Milo & Nomi moment.

Abe moment.

Snack: vegan gluten free banana walnut muffins, so I added chocolate chips.
Don't worry, organic and grain sweetened from the coop. And blackberries.

The gang at the water pump.

Nomi stationed herself/monoplized the spout for a good stretch.

Arbor was self appointed/dictated himself in the pumper role.

Nomi at the spout / balancing Abe 

The M's

Juni bestows something upon Arbor.

And then washes her feet over and over.

Sweethearts!

Squad at work.

A brief stint amongst fallen trees, complete with a Nomi bolt, catch, and return.

They know they are doing something, just not sure what yet.

Milo tried to be the leader here, but he ran way too fast, resulting in two kids falling and crying with skinned knees.
A lesson for the fearless leader.

A long session of sitting in "chairs" and switching places and maneuvering bodies into spaces. Lots of negotiations.

Arbor on break.

Back to the carousel for picnic lunch. The empty space was where Nomi was before she stood up and bolted. Menemsha currently chasing Nomi, therefore also missing for the photo.

And Nomi and Menemsha return. Lunch: Ezekiel raisin bread with raspberry jam and almond butter; carrots, snap peas, red bell peppers and hummus; roasted sweet potato slices; watermelon and red grapes.

Double bike nap on the way home.

Sleepy Milo head!

Tues, June 7 - at Arbor's and outside all day!

Abe, first playgroup member to arrive, and Menemsha, in the aftermath of tasting fresh mulberries from the backyard.

Arbor, not so sure about the mulberries. He spit his out and then enjoyed delivering them to Abe.

Today's art project involved the (difficult, if you are two years old) task of using glue to stick something to cardboard. Sometimes they got lost in their sequence of steps, but mostly they got it! I gave them cardboard, paintbrushes, glue, feathers, and at the end, orange colored sand. Memento provided them each their very own envelope of foam animal stickers.

Nomi, the most dedicated visual artist in the group. Abe and Juni went for a little tough love in the background, which involved a hug, a push, and an "I love you."

Masterpieces.

Snack at Paerdegat Park in the shade: red grapes, glutino pretzels, raisins, water.

Seating rearrangement for round 2 of same snack.

Group Swing Time.

Perfect climbing structure for 2 year olds and new friends.

Nom-a-tron.

Pretty playground, almost all to ourselves, and surrounded by quiet tree lined streets.

It's no Prospect Park, but fun to explore.

Apparently East Flatbush playgrounds aren't high on the "mow the park" list. 

Which is ridiculous because at that Lincoln Road playground, someone is blowing leaves or sand EVERY morning we're there. 

Picking dandelions in the park is a nice perk of an unmoved park!

Adjourning for a meeing.

Meeting topic: spreading dandelion seeds.

And being cute together.

Abe was definitely excited about something....

Nomi's facial expression and position was for a real reason; Juni's position is sympathetic.

Abe hung back with Nomi to oversee Menemsha with the diaper change, while Arbor and Juni noticed the sprinklers had been turned on. Sorry kidz, next time we'll do water play.

Lunch: dilled brown rice and kidney bean salad, zucchini basil fritatta, and jicama. 

Diggers and drillers.

Menemsha silly time. Arbor not impressed.

Wing flapping and Arbor remains unimpressed.

Then it became rope time.

Until there was a tangle and it was rope time no longer.

Arbor picked out his own clothes this morning.

Dessert! 100% fruit popsicles made with watermelon puree, banana, blueberries, strawberries, and kiwi.

Pick up time.

And this one just because its pretty with a filter.