The first day that we arrived, we discovered Markeaton Park right across the street from our apartment. It's probably the biggest park I've ever been in: huge open fields, a wading pool with sprinklers, bouncy bounces, carnival rides (this month), snack bars, a cafe, hiking trails, and I'm sure we haven't seen it all. The cab driver from the airport told us it's "massive." So on Sunday after church we decided to spend the afternoon there. Alexa had been talking about swimmiing in the wading pool for the previous 2 days, so that was our first stop. The water was a bit cold, but she and Avery had a great time playing. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon...probably in the upper 70s.
From there we went to the bouncy-bounces, which is what Mia really wanted to do. The kids enjoy a nice long time bouncing around.
And then we went over to the playground area where they had one of those spider web rope jungle gyms. Avery quickly made a friend and discovered that one thing that boys have in common between the US and the UK is Pokemon. Apparently they spent the whole time talking about this game that I think I may never really understand.
It was a wonderful afternoon. We will likely be spending lots of time at this park during our time here in Birchover Apartments.
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