Park Week- Day 5

We didn't get out as early as yesterday, but we still made it to five parks on Day 5. Here's where we went:

Scera Park (Orem).

This park wasn't officially on our list since it's one we go to every so often and we're already familiar with it, but the last time we went, Nichole didn't get to go on the playground so she really wanted to go there during Park Week. So while Daddy was cleaning the church building, the kids and I went to Scera Park to one of the two playgrounds. It's funny, you can be so used to a place and not notice certain things about it until you have a list in your hand and you start actually looking around. Man, that park is big. I knew it was big, but... it's big. Lots of shade, plenty of room to walk, and of course a nice size playground and lots of room to run around. I'd say we'd definitely be coming back to this park, but it's kind of obvious since it's already one we go to.

Northridge Park (Orem).

After picking Jeremy up, we went to Northridge Park for lunch and running around. The paved path had a sign saying, "Lap .34 mile," which I thought was cool so if you're jogging or walking you know how far you've traveled going around the perimeter of the park and again and again as we saw one jogger doing while we were eating. Jr. pointed him out. "There's someone jogging behind you," and when the man came around again, "There's another person jogging behind you."

Geneva Park (Orem).

We were a little confused about the playground here. It was fenced in and it was right next to a preschool, but also right next to the park, so... it took us a while but we finally realized it must be a playground for the park. The fence is just to keep the kids away from the road. It was totally fenced off on the preschool side. And the preschool had its own playground completely enclosed. It was also fun to walk to the other end of the park and see on the other side of a soccer field the hospital where both my sons were born.
Oh, and we saw a big beetle at this park.

Community Park (Orem).

When we first pulled in to this park, we wondered about the two parks on either side of the road. Were they the same park? Yes, they were. Jeremy supervised the kids on the playground while Jr. Jr. and I went for a walk around the other side of the park. Again, a paved path that had signs saying one lap was .49 mile. It's funny how when you don't keep track you don't realize how much you really travel. Jr. Jr. and I walked over half a mile around the park.

Westmore Park (Orem).

One of those little hidden parks you don't see unless you know where to look. Set back from a main road, mostly enclosed from the houses around by a wall, lots of shade, a nice little walking trail. It had several pavilions but a small parking lot, so it seemed like each carload could have their own pavilion. And there was no wall or fence separating it from the elementary school next door.

Unfortunately the reason we made it to so many parks was that Jeremy wasn't feeling so well after the first couple of parks so he wasn't able to go to work, but he was able to come with us as long as he didn't have to do anything. It was great just having him there.

And guess who fell asleep on the way home again.

It was a good family day.