Abby turns two in less then a week… It’s very hard for me to believe but she does. How is it possible that two years can go so fast? I don’t have the answer to that question and I don’t think there is anyone else out there that does either.

As a present Shaun and I decided that we wanted to get Abby something that encouraged her to run and play but didn’t require ten thousand tiny pieces that will get scattered about the living room for all to step on. So Shaun felt like we could utilize a portion of our deck as a play space for Abby and eventually Ellie.

On Saturday we set out to run some errands and then buy the items we had in mind for the deck. We decided that after the girls went to bed, we would set up everything and have it waiting for Abby in the morning when she woke up. Abby already had a Cozy Coupe that Grandpa and Nana had given her for her 1st Birthday, so we thought that a slide, a picnic table and one of those fabric tubes all on a foam mat would make the perfect start to a play area. What a very lucky little girl. It didn’t take long to get things up and once that was taken care of we were off to bed.

The next morning we took our time getting up and luckily, so did the girls. Once everyone was awake, fed and happy we decided to show Abby her new things before it got too hot. The tempurature was supposed to get over 100 degrees. And let me tell you… it did.

When Abby came outside to check things out, she was very happy and excited to see all of these cool new things to play with. She has her own little park on our patio! She was all over the place, from the slide to the tunnel, around in the cozy coupe then back down the slide. She was enjoying herself and the heat didn’t seem to stop her in the least.

To me the slide seemed a tad steep as we set things up and I was worried that Abby would not go down it, but I was wrong. She was fearless and loved the fact that she would fly down it and land on her backside. Eventually she learned that if she put her feet out instead of curled up, she could land on them and save time between trips down the slide. As always she is a smart cookie!

Mommy loves all of this too! I know the Abby loves going to the park and before Ellie arrived I would take her often. Right now its a bit tough to do so, as I cant keep her wrangled and make sure Ellie is safe and happy to. Its really sad to think that now a days, the thought of taking her to the park and losing my eye on her for one second would make me have so much anxiety.

In a few more months, Ellie will be completely out of her newborn stage and a little more self sufficient which will allow us to head to the park and play more. Until then, Abby has a cool place to play. She has also finally gotten the hang of her cozy coupe and can zoom around the deck on her own. Before hand, she insisted on having the bottom board in and have one of us push her around and thats a tad difficult to do with a little one in my arms. Now she does it on her own and I dont have to worry about the tantrums that would ensue.

Wow… I cant believe Abby is almost 2! I cant wait for this weekend!